Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 and summer

It might not feel like it in Cape Town, but summer has arrived (at least in the rest of the country). And while Capetonians await those sultry summer days filled with the smell of After Sun and sweat, nothing hints at the arrival of the beautiful, drunk season like chilled Sauvignon Blanc.

If you are like me and prefer to at least sip marginally decent wine, keep an eye out for the big FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 announcement this coming Friday. Meanwhile, as judged by Christian Eedes (chairperson), restaurant beverage manager James Pietersen, Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group secretary Pieter de Waal, wine maker Louis Nel and independent wine writer Angela Lloyd, the Top 20 wines have been revealed.

These are:

Bergsig [WHAT]? Woolworths Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Boschendal Reserve Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Clos Malverne Sauvignon Blanc 2011
David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Delaire Coastal Cuvée 2011
Delaire Coastal Cuvée 2010
Diemersdal Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc Limited Release 2011
Franschhoek Cellar Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2010
KWV Cathedral Cellar Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Lutzville Cool Climate Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Neethlingshof Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Phizante Kraal Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Quoin Rock The Nicobar 2009
Rietvallei Classic Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Soulo Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Tokara Reserve Collection Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2011
Wade Bales Thys Louw Sauvignon Blanc 2011

The awards luncheon, held at Cellars-Hohenhort, takes on an interesting format, with the event thrown open to the public – R250 gets you a lunch made by this establishment’s chef, Peter Tempelhoff. Contact the Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group (SBIG) if interested. (Google it)