Avontuur Vintners White 2005

Fresh, lemony nose with honey & pineapple on the palate. Soft melon flavours seduce sweetly, but well-balanced acids ensure a crisp, long finish.

Grilled fish with lemon butter, Seafood Platter, Thai Curried Chicken with rich Coconut cream, Sweet & Sour Pork.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 50% Chenin Blanc, 50% Riesling ]
winery : Avontuur Estate
winemaker : Adél van der Merwe
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 3.53 g/l  pH : 3.4  ta : 7.4 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Drink now or over the next year.

in the vineyard : Planted on west-facing slopes on deep well-drained Hutton and Clovelly soils. Trellised on a 5-wire Perold system. Drip-irrigated.

about the harvest: Harvested separately.

in the cellar : Whole-bunch-pressed. Cold-settled and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Lightly filtered and bottled.

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