Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.75%
Residual Sugar 1.7 g/L
pH 3.29
Total Acidity 5.8 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Clay, Decomposed granite
Elevation 320.0 meters
Orientation South-Western
Grapes Picked 8th and 15th February
Fermentation Vessels Stainless Steel Tank, Amphorae Clay Pot, Oak Barrel
Lees Aging 4 months
Bottling Date October 2017
Production Details A fresh vibrant Chenin Blanc with flavours of wet stones, bits of lime and citrus blossoms, nuts, oats and honey. The minerally palate is backed with balanced acidity. A second dry vintage in a row. This vineyard on the Helderberg Mountain slopes was planted in 1988. Being this old the yield is very low which makes harvesting always a challenge, but nevertheless. The reward is worth it. We harvested this small bottling at two different stages in order to capture freshness with the higher acidity at the lower balling and then tropical fruit flavours at the slightly higher balling. The grapes were brought in early in the morning and crushed straight into the press. The juice started a cold fermentation in the stainless steel tanks and after fermenting half of the sugar off, we decanted to one 600L Amphorae clay pot for the first picking. The second slightly riper batch finished the fermentation in one 500L and one 225L barrel. After ferment the wine was kept on the leese for 4 months before sulphering and taking off the leese and placed back in the containers for another 4 months aging before bottling was done in October 2017.
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Address
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone
+27 82 290 6399
Owner
Louis and Rianie Strydom
Cellarmaster
Rianie Strydom