21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled white fish, and goat cheese salad.
✨ Technical Specifications
Spier's 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc is a premium single-varietal white wine sourced from cool-climate vineyards within South Africa's Coastal Region, often featuring fruit from maritime-influenced sites like Tygerberg and Darling. The terroir benefits from cooling ocean breezes, preserving high natural acidity and intense aromatic profiles. Vinification typically involves skin contact prior to fermentation, followed by extended lees contact in stainless steel tanks—and occasionally a small portion in neutral French oak barrels—to enhance mouthfeel, complexity, and structural depth while maintaining the grape's signature crispness.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1692 in Stellenbosch, Spier is one of South Africa's oldest and most historically significant wine farms, celebrated for its Cape Dutch architectural heritage boasting twenty-one historic gables. Acquired and revitalized in the 1990s by the Enthoven family, the estate has evolved into a global leader in regenerative agriculture, ethical sustainability, and community-centered viticulture. Sourcing fruit from prime terroirs across Stellenbosch and the greater Coastal Region, Spier crafts a versatile portfolio ranging from vibrant, everyday varietals to complex, award-winning cuvées. The estate is particularly renowned for its acclaimed '21 Gables' single-varietal expressions of Chenin Blanc, Pinotage, and Cabernet Sauvignon, alongside its innovative, terroir-driven 'Creative Block' blends.