Villiera Inspiration 2003

This botrytis infected noble late harvest Chenin Blanc has a brilliant golden appearance. It is intensely fragrant with hints of honey, raisins, marmalade and nuts penetrating the aroma. On the palate it is rich and sweet, but with sufficient acid to balance and it lingers forever.

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variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]

winery : Villiera Wines

winemaker : Jeff Grier, Anton Smal

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 12.7 % vol rs : 120 g/l pH : 3.7 ta : 8.5 g/l

type : Dessert style : Sweet body : Full

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

PREVIOUS AWARDS

2000: Basel Wine Fair (Switzerland) - Gold Medal

WINPAC (Hong Kong) - Gold Medal

John PLATTER Wine Guide - 4 Stars

Michelangelo International Awards - Silver Medal

SA Young Wine Show - Class Winner

WINE Magazine - 4 Stars

Veritas Awards - Silver Medal

2001:John PLATTER Wine Guide - 4 Stars

The Wine Spectator - 90 Points

2002:John PLATTER Wine Guide - 4 Stars

2003: Rendez - Vous du Chenin - World top 51 best expessions of Chenin

Veritas Awards - Gold Medal

John PLATTER Wine Guide - 4 Stars

International Wine & Spirit Competition - Bronze Medal

SA Trophy Wine Show - Bronze Medal

ageing : This wine will benefit from many years of maturation in the bottle.

about the harvest: Trained pickers hand select the botrytis infected berries exclusively.

in the cellar : After winning the Wine Magazine Chenin Blanc Challenge in 1999, Villieras winemakers, Jeff Grier and Anton Smal, snapped up the opportunity to visit the spiritual home of Chenin Blanc, Frances Loire Valley. Many great Chenin Blancs were discovered and enjoyed but it soon dawned upon the group that Chenin Blanc achieves perfection as a noble late harvest. As a result, Jeff and Anton were inspired to create a noble late harvest from Chenin Blanc in 2000. Since then the wine has become a regular fixture in the range.

After a long sticky day buckets of furry looking raisins reach the cellar and are deposited into a tank press where they are soaked overnight. After pressing the next morning, the juice is clarified by settling and then fermented in a combination of new and used French Oak barrels.

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