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KWV Lifestyle Chêne 2008

This dry, wooded white wine has tropical, apple, caramel and vanilla aromas accompanied by creamy butterscotch flavours. The wine is soft and smooth with a lingering aftertaste.

This dry, wooded white wine has lime, ripe melon caramel and vanilla aromas accompanied by creamy butterscotch and oak flavours.
variety : Chenin Blanc [ Chenin Blanc ]
winemaker : The Winemaking Team
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 13.60 % vol  rs : 2.02 g/l  pH : 3.46  ta : 5.72 g/l  
type : White   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Slow ripening conditions resulted in a later than usual start to the 2008 harvest. The cool and wet conditions during the 2007 winter period resulted in small berries with concentrated flavours. Slow ripening ensured slow sugar and phenolic development creating high expectations of the 2008 harvest.

ABOUT THE AREA
South Africa's vineyards are mostly situated in the Western Cape near the coast. This is the southernmost region of the African continent, and has a Mediterranean type climate and diverse soils perfectly suited to quality grape production.

about the harvest: 

Specially shoxen grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness in the first two weeks of February.
in the cellar : 30% of the blend was fermented and aged in French oak barrels for 3 months and 70% was fermented in stainless steel tanks.

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