($14, Carolina Wine Company): Paul Cluver, a family owned and run vineyard and winery, lies about 40 miles southeast of Cape Town in the cool Elgin Valley.  They specialize in varietals that thrive in cooler climates, such as this Sauvignon Blanc, which has a seamless mixture of fruit and pungency.  Cluver’s 2012 Sauvignon Blanc is an imaginary cross, similar to South Africa’s location, between New Zealand and California.   It has the ripe fruitiness of a California Sauvignon balanced by a touch of the electricity found in the New Zealand Sauvignon renditions.
90 Michael Apstein Dec 30, 2014