South Hill sits in Elgin, a cool-climate pocket of the Cape South Coast in Western Cape. The region's maritime influence and elevation create conditions suited to aromatic white varieties. The winery's Sauvignon Blanc demonstrates the potential of the area—a wine that has drawn attention from major critics including Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, Decanter, and Falstaff. Sauvignon Blanc from Elgin typically expresses the region's signature brightness and mineral spine, characteristics that emerge from the terroir's specific geology and temperate growing season. South Hill's expression of this variety reflects the technical and viticultural choices available to producers working in one of South Africa's most distinctive cool-climate zones.