FRYER'S COVE West Coast Sauvignon blanc 2022

Fryers Cove once seemed an improbable dream – to plant vines on a remote stretch of land just 500 m from the Atlantic Ocean at Bamboes Bay on the rugged Cape West Coast. Yet local farmer Jan van Zyl and his father, Jan Ponk, set out on this great adventure more than 30 years ago. The cellar is in an old crayfish factory which has a jetty over the ocean. Icy seawater is pumped into the cellar and through the tanks to cool the wine during fermentation. From this mindset of ingenuity and minimalism flows authentic wines that are forged of the earth, tempered by the sea.

Welcome to Fryer's Cove

The fierce, unforgiving West Coast with its bracing Atlantic winds and rugged coastline work well for our Sauvignon Blanc and we have learned to understand the lay of the land Our vineyards are planted on Western slopes in heavily decomposed granitic soils The wind brings a cool, sea breeze, which helps to maintain good health in our vineyards 2022 was unusually cool and we experienced a leisurely ripening period which led to wonderful fruit concentration and complexity.

Our grapes were harvested in the cooler night and early morning to retain purity and freshness before being crushed and the juice transferred to temperature controlled, stainless steel tanks for fermentation Our aim was to create a Sauvignon Blanc with concentration and depth that elegantly expresses its terroir from the Cape West coastline.