Roving Sommelier is passionate about premium quality regional wines. I adore the truly great wines produced by Springfield Estate and for me, their “Life From Stone” Sauvignon Blanc is one of their most distinctive wines. In fact, it has become a bit of a personal favourite over the years. Currently, the wines are made by 9^th generation Huguenots, who came to South Africa from France and settled in Robertson, where Springfield Estate is located.

Every year a small crop is borne on the extremely rocky, calcareous soil of Springfield Estate. Ripened by sunny days and picked during the cool nights unique to this region’s microclimate, a wine of great character and concentration is made.

The minimal yield of a vine rooted in 70% quartz stone is truly reflected in this wine. The flinty, gunpowder nose with its mineral palate will become more pronounced with age.