South Africa, Stellenbosch
Chenin Blanc
Description
A single-vineyard wine from a bush vine parcel planted in 1964. The vineyard is situated on the foothills of the Helderberg mountain. This Chenin Blanc has been fermented and aged as naturally as possible, without intervention and in search of an authentic reflection of its origin. The grapes were handpicked in the early morning hours to preserve fruit integrity. The grapes were then gently pressed after a brief period of skin contact. The juice was settled overnight without the use of settling enzymes and from here it was fed directly to French oak barrels (10% new) where fermentaion occured spontaneously. The wine was aged on its lees in barrel for 8 months, with no batonage. The wine was bottled after a coarse filtration in November 2017.
Awards
5 stars Platter's South African Wine Guide
95 pts Tim Atkin
93 pts Vinous by Antonio Galloni
Certificates
Alcohol
12.9%
Analytical data
dry
Vinification
The grapes were handpicked in the early morning hours to preserve fruit integrity. The grapes were then gently pressed after a brief period of skin contact. The juice was settled overnight without the use of settling enzymes and from here it was fed directly to French oak barrels (10% new) where fermentaion occured spontaneous- ly. The wine was aged on its lees in barrel for 8 months, with no batonage. The wine was bottled after a coarse filtration in November 2017.
Vineyard
100% Chenin blanc. A single-vineyard wine from a bush vine parcel planted in 1964. The vineyard is situated on the foot- hills of the Helderberg mountain.
