Distinct bright yellow hue; rich bouquet. Waxy, honeyed with flinty tangerine. Rich mouth-feel and layers of tropical flavours, apricot, and some marmelade. The delicate yet firm smokey, oaky flavour expanding in the mouth. Fairly sweet and full; lovely texture and good length and balance.
In the 2003 Rendez-vous du Chenin the Noble Late Harvest 2002 was the only non-French wine in the sweet wine category. This wine was rated a gold medal at the Basil International Wine Fair. The Rudera Chenin Blanc Noble Late Harvest 2003 scored an impressive 92/100 in the May 2004 issue of Wine Spectator. The 2005 Platter Guide rated the 2003 vinatge ****(*). The 2005 Rudera Noble Late Harvest vintage scored ****(*) in the 2006 and 2007 Platter Guides.The 2005 vintage scored 91 in Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, dated March/April 2007.
ageing :
This wine will develop over the next 5 years to gain complexity and true Chenin blanc character.
The botrytised grapes were hand-picked in the early morning from old bush vines in a morning early in April and where careful bunch selection were done in the vineyard. The yields were 2,0 (8hl/ha) tons per hectare with acids above 9,3g/l and pH’s generally below 3,2.A total of 5966 x 375ml were made.
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