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2021

After missing a vintage due to the drought, this Old Vine Chenin is back, producing only 20 bottles. This small block is 54 years old and is inter-planted withCape Riesling vines giving this wine its uniqueness.

Terroir

Location

Off Aprilskloof Road
Malmesbury District

(Micro) Climate

Mediterranean

Terroir

Decomposed Granite soils

Yield

0.60 Tons per hectare

Viticulture

Dryland Bush Vines | Farmed Organically

Age of Vines

Chenin vines planted in 1965

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Vinification

Varietal(s)

100% Chenin Blanc

Production

220 Bottles

Hand harvested, whole bunch basket pressed, fermented and aged in old Oak barrels for 9 months. Racked twice, after malolactic fermentation and just before bottling. No yeast inoculation or additives apart from a small amount of SO2. Lightly filtered.

Analysis

ALC

11.71%

RS

1.00 g/l

pH

3.61

TA

5.37 g/l

VA

0.31 g/l

fSO2

7.00 ppm

TSO2

36.00 ppm