Cultivar
100% Chenin Blanc
Characteristics
Medium to full bodied white wine. Fruit driven food wine.
Tasting Notes
The 2017 Chenins will be remembered for its beautiful richness and structure. This wine has a great spectrum of fruity aromas together with some flinty characters, which are terroir driven. These aromas carry through onto a rich creamy palate with great lenght. Excellent ageing potential and superb versatility with a wide variety of dishes complete this irresistible package.
In the Vineyard
Soil: Low yielding, well drained vertical shale/schist
Yield: 6.7 tons/Ha
Aspect: south-east
Harvest
Grapes were night harvested; picked by hand to retain flavours.
Cellar Practices
Grapes were gently crushed and pressed. This wine was fermented in 40% new French and Hungarian oak and 60% in 2nd and 3rd fill French and Hungarian 300 litre oak barrels. 30% was fermented with natural yeast. Wine was aged for 11 months before racked and blended.
Ageing Potential
10 Years after vintage at consistent temperatures of between 14°C and 17°C
Serving Temperature
Recommended to be served at 14°C
Analysis
| Winemaker | Pierre Wahl |
| Viticulturist | Neville Dorrington |
| Residual sugar | 2.6 g/l |
| Acidity | 5.9 g/l |
| ph | 3.21 |
| Alcohol | 14.24 % |
| Appellation | Tulbagh |
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