Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2006

Name: Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2006
Brand: Wildekrans
SKU: 14030

2006 Veritas Awards - Bronze
Lightly oaked for 3 months, this wine has aromas of intense honey blossom, apricot, peaches and green apples with a long grapefruit finish. It is an excellent example of a cool climate Chenin Blanc.

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variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]

winery : Wildekrans Wine Estate

winemaker : Bruce Elkin

wine of origin : Overberg

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol rs : 4.5 g/l pH : 3.03 ta : 6.6 g/l

type : White wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2006 Veritas Awards - Bronze

ageing : 2 years

in the vineyard : Area: Bot River, Walker Bay Ward
Soil type: Bokkeveld shale
Age of vines: 25 Years old
Vine density: 3,333 Vines per hectare
Yield: 8 tons per hectare

about the harvest: The grapes are selected from low yielding twenty-six year old vines and harvested early in the morning before sunrise in February 2006, picked between 20Âº and 23Âº Balling.

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