A harmonious blend of barrel-fermented, old vine Franschhoek Semillon with Sauvignon Blanc from high-altitude vineyards in Stellenbosch. Made with Wildeberg's cornerstone philosophies of minimal intervention winemaking, wild ferment and coarse filtration to capture the essence of the source vineyards and soils.

Appearance: Bright yellow.

Nose: A gentle, complex aroma of lemongrass and grapefruit with notes of hay and fennel.

Taste: The palate has a concentrated, textural mouthfeel with lanolin and preserved lemons.

Finish: Pithy, affirmatively tart with bright acidity on the refreshingly taut, appetising finish.

Food pairings: Great with white fish, roast chicken dishes, or tiger prawns with chilli.

About the producer: The Earth’s mantle thrusts up above the gentle town of Franschhoek, a wild slice of untamed mountain on which sits a farm named Wildeberg. An established wine region for some 350 years, sensible generations never thought to plant a vine here until a happy band of idealists recently craned their necks up at this hillside and, dizzy with hope, decided to give it a go. Franschhoek is on the very edge of the south-eastern corner of the Cape’s venerable Coastal Region, indeed Wildeberg’s property border runs over the top of the mountain where the Coastal Region gives way to the baboon-strewn road to Grabouw and the wider Western Cape.

A mountain rich in metaphor with the visual heft to flatter any wine, releases of Wildeberg and Terroirs express their continued purpose – exceptional wines of place, however humble the origin. If the abiding memory of their wines remains a textural sense of place then they are portraying the Cape as hoped.