VARIETY 100% Chenin Blanc |
ALC/VOL 13.0% |
pH 3.0 |
TA 9.0 g/L |
VINEYARD Weightmans Block 1 vineyard |
SOIL Red, brown loamy soil, stone, gravel subsoils |
ORGANIC Organically farmed |
HARVESTED 17 to 24 February 2020 |
OAK N/A |
CELLARING Made for immediate enjoyment |
COLOUR Pale straw |
NOSE Fresh sweet citrus fruit, red apple, meringue |
PALATE Lemon zest, grapefruit, meringue, crisp acidity |
FOOD MATCH Enjoy as an aperitif or with crustacean dishes |
VINTAGE A close to perfect growing season with a warm and dry spring providing excellent conditions for flowering. One of our hottest Decembers sped fruit development along quickly. Slightly milder January conditions were perfect for ripening and had us harvesting Chenin Blanc in beautiful weather conditions with purity, freshness and bright varietal expression. |
METHOD Hand-harvested fruit was whole-bunch pressed to avoid skin phenolics, settled overnight then fermented in stainless steel tanks; the cool ferment helping to retain fresh fruit aromatics. The wine was then fined, filtered and tirage bottled in May for secondary fermentation and remained on lees until January 2021 to gain additional complexity and a fine bead.
Please note some wines orders may take 2-5 days to prepare for shipment. |