1. HOME
  2. WINES
  3. Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2006
  4. « go back

Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2006

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.

We believe there are no rules, experiment to your hearts content.Pasta DishesThree Cheese BakeMelanzaniAssorted SushiDeep Fried CalamariFish ChowderCamembert and Blue CheeseStuffed Mushrooms
variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
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 20º and 23º Balling.
email the winery
email this page
find our wines in :

OTHER VINTAGES

Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2008
Chenin Blanc
Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2007
Chenin Blanc
Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2006
Chenin Blanc
Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2005
Chenin Blanc
Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2004
Chenin Blanc
Wildekrans Chenin Blanc Reserve 2003
Chenin Blanc
Wildekrans Chenin Blanc 2002
Chenin Blanc