GRAPE VARIETIES 100% Chenin Blanc (Botrytis)
VINEYARD Region: Stellenbosch
Soil: High Clay and Slit
Locality: South-south-west HARVEST
Hand selected – primarily from low yielding, old vines, averging 40+ years.
Harvested as late as May.
Yield: 2 tons per hectare
IN THE CELLAR Maturation on the lees – total of 18 months in the barrel. 400L French Oak
ANALYSIS Alc 12.5 TA 9.2 RS 142.5 pH 3.34
TASTING NOTES This golden wine with fresh, sumptuous peach, dried apricot flavours, overlaid with a tropical lushness of melon and pineapple. Ripe sweetness, yet tangy, with sweet and sour zip flavours like baked apples with clove spice, wood spice and honey on the finish.
FOOD SUGGESTIONS Serve with fruit tarts, wild berries and ice cream, and full flavoured cheese.