Reserve Chenin Blanc 2021
R2,400.00
Bottle Price R400 | Case Price (6 Bottles) R2400
Golden hued colour. Attractive complex nose with aromas of ripe melon and grapefruit, with a honey undertone.
Out of stock
Cultivar
100% Chenin Blanc.
Characteristics
Full bodied white wine. Great food wine.
Tasting Notes
Golden yellow in colour, this beautifully made wine has an attractive bouquet of orange blossom, dry apricot and almonds. The wine is full bodied with flavours of granadilla, yellow plum and peach on the palate. These flavours are supported by the delicate use of oak which allows them to shine and brings structure to this refined wine. An exotic sweet-sour tang ensures a long finish and lasting aftertaste.
In the Vineyard
Soil: Low yielding, well drained vertical shale/schist
Yield: 4.6 tons/Ha
Aspect: South-East
Trellis: 80% raised bush vines and 20% trellised (VSP)
Harvest
Grapes were night harvested and picked by hand to retain flavours.
Cellar Practices
Grapes were gently crushed and pressed. This wine was fermented in 40% new, 40% 2nd fill and 20% 3rd fill 300 litre French oak barrels. This wine was 80% naturally fermented. A maturation period of 12 months was needed before this wine could be racked and blended.
Ageing Potential
12 Years after vintage.
Serving Temperature
Recommended to be served at 14°C.
Analysis
| Winemaker | Adriaan Jacobs |
| Viticulturist | Neville Dorrington |
| Residual sugar | 1.9 g/l |
| Acidity | 6.1 g/l |
| ph | 3.4 |
| Alcohol | 14.5 % |
| Appellation | Tulbagh |