Bouchard Finlayson, Sauvignon Blanc, Hemel-en-Aarde, Walker Bay, South Africa 2020

This treads a nice line between freshly cut grass and lemon and lime lift. It's not a tropical fruit bomb, instead a pithy key lime pie with a serious mineral, stony edge. The palate is big with bright florals, developing a richness, from significant extended lees maturation, which lingers through to the finish. Lying some five km from the cool Atlantic ocean, the 25-year-old vines benefit from tempering sea breezes. Soils are a heavy shale clay, typical for this Hemel-en-Aarde area.