Tasting notes
Light strawcolour. Aromas of winter melon, peach and pine nut. Well rounded with perfect wood integration ensuring delicious and interesting palate.Creamy after taste with long full finish

Serving temperature
Recommended to be served at 14 ºC.

Cultivars
100% Chenin Blanc

Analysis
Alcohol: 13.93%
Sugar: 4.6 g/l
Acidity: 5.8 g/l
pH: 3.40

Vinification
Hand picked in the cool of the night to retain freshness and flavours. 40% was cold fermented in stainless steel tanks and lay on fermentation lees for 11 months before  blended. No MLF took place.

Maturation details
60% Barrel fermented: 30% new Hungarian and French oak, 40% 2nd fill and 30% 3rd fill 300 litre French oak barrels and matured for a further 11 months before racking, blending (with tank fermented portion) and bottling. 40% of barrel fermentation was with natural yeast.

Bottling date - February, 2009

Production - 2430 x 6

Ageing potential - 10 Years

Release date
Elegance, finesse and concentrated fruit reflecting the true character of the cultivar from our soils are the hallmarks of Rijk's Private Cellar wines. This wine was aged  in the bottle for 1 year and released in February, 2010.