Purebred Sauvignon Blanc 75cl
★★★★★ 5.0 (1 review)You want something that wakes your mouth up. Pour this cold and you get a hit of passion fruit and lime, then that clean, dry snap that makes you reach straight back for the glass. It's a Friday-evening wine, a beat-the-heat wine, the one you crack while the prawns are still on the grill. Bone dry, properly zesty, and it never gets boring.
Stick your nose in and it's all passion fruit, lime and a bit of fresh-cut grass, with a soft fig note hiding underneath. First sip is bright and tangy. Think green apple and gooseberry (that sharp, almost-tart green berry that defines good Sauvignon Blanc), with a little herby, leafy lift the South Africans call fynbos. The acidity is the star here. It makes your mouth water, keeps everything lively, and the finish is long and clean with no sweetness hanging around. Crisp without being thin.
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Where it's from
This comes from Excelsior, a family farm in Robertson in South Africa's Western Cape, run by the De Wets since 1859. Here's the fun bit: the farm is as famous for racehorses as it is for wine. Back in the day it bred carriage horses, then champion thoroughbreds, and in 1981 a horse named San Louis won a big race whose prize money literally bailed the winery out the year floods washed the vines away. That's why there's a horse on the label and why it's called Purebred. The grapes are pulled from three different soils across the farm, limestone, river-deposited alluvial, and high shale, which is how one wine packs citrus, green fruit and that herby edge all at once.
Good to know
- What is the price of Purebred Sauvignon Blanc 75cl?
Purebred Sauvignon Blanc 75cl is KSh 1,539 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does Excelsior Purebred Sauvignon Blanc 75cl taste like?
Dry and zesty. Expect passion fruit, lime and gooseberry up front, a grassy herbal lift, and bright mouth-watering acidity with a clean finish. No sweetness.
- What is the ABV of Excelsior Purebred Sauvignon Blanc?
It's 13.5% alcohol, which is standard for a dry white wine.
- Is it sweet or dry?
Properly dry. There's loads of fruit flavour, but no sugar sweetness. The acidity keeps it fresh and crisp.
- How should I serve it?
Well chilled, around 7 to 9C, in a white wine glass. Give it a few hours in the fridge or a quick spell in an ice bucket. Drink it young and fresh, no decanting needed.
- What food pairs with it?
Anything fresh and zingy. Grilled prawns and calamari, goat cheese salads, light white fish, sushi, or a Thai green curry. The acidity cuts through richness beautifully.
- Where is it made and what's the deal with the horse?
It's made on the Excelsior estate in Robertson, South Africa, by the De Wet family. They're a famous racehorse stud as well as a winery, hence the horse on the label and the name Purebred.
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Purebred Sauvignon Blanc 75cl price in Kenya
Buy Purebred Sauvignon Blanc 75cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 1,539. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.
