Black Elephant Vintners 'Two Dogs a Peacock and a Horse' Sauvignon Blanc 2023 750ml

SOUTH AFRICA : WESTERN CAPE : FRANSCHHOEK VALLEY

SUSTAINABLE : Sauvignon Blanc

MED-BODIED, PASSION FRUIT, GOOSEBERRY, TROPICAL, LEES-TEXTURED, NO OAK

Black Elephant Vintners sources fruit from multiple sites across the Western Cape, vinifying each parcel separately before blending — the multi-site approach is deliberate, building aromatic complexity from vineyards with different soil types, elevations, and exposures. Each pick is handled reductively in the early morning, cold-settled for three days, then fermented slowly at low temperature. Two months of weekly batonage on the primary lees adds the creamy mid-palate texture without touching oak.

Behind the whimsical name is a genuinely interesting founding story: Kevin Swart ("black" in Afrikaans) and Raymond Ndlovu ("elephant" in Zulu) sold their Johannesburg financial firm in 2011 and moved their families to Franschhoek — winemaker Jacques Wentzel (the "vintners") joined shortly after, and Black Elephant Vintners has been making the case for accessible, honest Cape wine ever since.

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