South Africa, Piekenierskloof
Chenin Blanc
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Tasting Notes
Certificates
Alcohol
13.5%
Analytical data
dry
Vinification
Crushed, pressed and settled. Free run juice racked to 500 liter barrels for fermentation. No MLF. Maturation in 500 litre French oak for 7 months.
Vineyard
Cecilia Chenin Blanc is made from an old bush vine vineyard in Piekenierskloof that was planted in 1962. The vines grow in sandy loam soils at an altitude of 650 meters, 50 km from the Atlantic ocean as the crow flies. The altitude and proximity to the ocean provides cooling effects in the afternoon that help retain the natural grape acidity and result in wines that dispaly an attractive vibrancy of fruit and freshness.
Viticulture
VInified from a unirrigated bush vine vineyard planted in 1962, growing in sandy loam soils on the Piekenierskloof plateau at an elevation of 650 meters.
