Wine By Nine

White Wine by Mulderbosch from South Africa. Winemaker, Mike Dobrovic is known as South Africa's Mr. Sauvignon Blanc, and for good reason. Pale straw with a green tinge. Packed with flinty gooseberry and a touch of citrus - yet maintaining its complex character of grassiness and nettle. This powerful and concentrated wine has become a trademark of Mulderbosch. Serve at 12-15?C. Serve with fresh asparagus; char-grilled artichokes; oysters; grilled line fish and shellfish; calamari; smoked salmon; seafood paella; chicken ? la king; and oven baked goat's milk cheese.

White Wine by Warwick Estate from South Africa. The wine shows an abundance of tropical fruit, gooseberry, peach and green fig flavors on the nose that carry through to the palette. The palette is rich and fruity with well-balanced acid while the aftertaste is long and lingering with enough fruit to make you come back for more.

White Wine by Kanu from South Africa. Pale straw in colour with a green tinge. Hints of gooseberry, guava, freshly cut green grass, nettle and green pepper on the nose. Good balance between natural fruit sugars and acid, resulting in a crisp, clean finish. Packed with flavours of bell peppers and crushed rosemary. Drinking well now, but will gain in intricacy with bottle.

White Wine by Southern Right from South Africa. Made in a highly reductive way in order to maximize the fruit personality of the vintage, the 2007 shows more marked fruit aromatics than usual, while maintaining the typical Southern Right balance of Old World minerality and length with New World palate coverage and body. 2007 is a wine that favors origin expressive individuality and palate complexity ahead of pure, pungent varietal aroma.

White Wine by Buitenverwachting from South Africa. Racy Sauvignon, with distinct chalk, lime, herb and chive flavors, and hints of white peach and honeysuckle emerging on the finish.\\xA0 Deceptively concentrated, this should develop nicely in the cellar.

White Wine by Graham Beck from South Africa. An expression of capsicum, tropical and white fruit melons, pears, litchis and granadillas, with a lingering middle pallet. A crisp, lively acidity and persistent finish. Enjoy as an aperitif or with grilled, smoked and spicy fish and chicken dishes.

White Wine by Nitida from South Africa. One of the best white wines we've tasted from South Africa in a while, especially at this price! Always garners great press vintage after vintage - a really fun white wine. The flavor of this 100% Sauvignon Blanc is layered with sun-warmed green peppers, limes and white peaches. Pairs beautifully with everything from fish to curry. The 2004 Nitida Savignon Blanc and 2004 Nitida Semillon are exceptional. The Sauvignon Blanc is stylish and attractive and the Semillon has a classy herbal aroma. Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences The 2004 Sauvignon Blanc has aromas of white grapefruit, gooseberry, mint and anise .... and juicy flavors of lemon, white grapefruit, mint and stone.-International Wine Cellar 90 points to Nitida's 2004 Sauvignon Blanc ... 90 points to the 2003 Sauvignon Blanc ... 93 points to the 2002 Sauvignon Blanc.-Wine & Spirits The Nitida 2003 Sauvignon Blanc is weighty and impressive. Highly recommended. Four stars.-Decanter

White Wine by Brampton from South Africa. A zesty upfront wine crafted in true New World style. Passionfruit, gooseberry, litchi and asparagus aromas follow through to a full, lively palate. The fleshy well-rounded mouthfeel derives from grapes harvested at optimum ripeness. Enjoy on its own, or serve with a variety of fish, seafood and poultry dishes.

White Wine by Simonsig from South Africa. Pale straw color with hints of green. Fresh tropical fruit on the nose. Delicious concentration of riper sauvignon fruit fill the palate showing green figs, kiwi fruit and gooseberries. Zesty and refreshingly crisp in its youth which should develop into a silky roundness over time. A warm, dry vintage wih welcome rain in October and around New Year replenished moisture in the soil and prevented moisture stress. The sauvignon harvest started 2 weeks earlier than normal in the last week of January and was finished on February 9. The early picking retained more fruit intensity. The wine is made in a reductive style by protecting the juice against oxidation from the vineyard all the way into the bottle. The wine takes time to open up and normally reaches its peak 8 to 10 months after vintage. This is substantiated by the Wine Spectator rating the 2004 Sauvignon Blanc 89 points a full year after vintage.

White Wine by Fairview from South Africa. A harmoneous blend of  Sauvignon grapes from different ares with the Costal Region, Gnarled 40 year old, unirrigated bush vines provide the base of this wine and provide it's rich, expressive style.    A Sauvignon Blanc with clean gooseberry, green pepper, and fig aromas. 5 months on lees lends this wine it's rich palate.

White Wine by Kanu from South Africa. Lime green and light lemon in color. Pronounced bell pepper and freshly cut grass, notes of asparagus, and nettle on the nose. On the palate, a delicate balance of natural fruit sugars and lively acidity reveals zesty lemon and green pepper flavors. Drinking well now, but will gain in intricacy with bottle maturation.

White Wine by Buitenverwachting from South Africa. This coastal region Sauvignon Blanc is crisp and clean. Displays fresh tropical fruit and crisp but ripe apple-like characters with some grassy undertones. Firm structure and good acidity, with a zingy lingering finish.