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Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Chenin Blanc Select Cuvee 2007

Strong tropical, ripe pineapple, peach aromas show on the nose and are complemented by a long, slightly botrytis, full aftertaste.

This wine can be enjoyed with seafood such as prawns, crayfish and also green salads. Serving chilled this selected="true" food pairing wine will compliment a variety of white meat dishes.
variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winemaker : Johan Joubert
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 8.0 g/l  pH : 3.46  ta : 6.7 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2009 SurePure Chenin Blanc Challenge - 4 stars
2008 Veritas Awards - Gold Medal

ageing : 

This medium bodied style Chenin Blanc will mature for up to two years in the bottle.

in the vineyard : 

The grapes were harvested from low yield-bearing bush vines identified to produce optimum ripe botrytis infected grapes from the Helderberg region. Yields averaged approximately 5 tons per hectare. These vineyards are situated at lower lying altitude with southwestern facing slopes. The vines were planted on deep red soils with superb water retention. This leads to a good root development, which supplies the vines with optimum moisture during the summer ripening period.

about the harvest: 

The grapes were harvested from 24 - 25.5º Balling early in the morning and immediately cooled down to 12°C.

in the cellar : 

Extended skin contact followed. After good settling, the wine was cold fermented and left on the lees for three months before filtration and bottling.

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