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Tierhoek Straw Wine 2006

The result is an unctuous wine of immense concentrated flavours of dried apricots and honey.  The sweetness is balanced by a fresh natural fruit acidity leaving a clean finish on the palate.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winery : Tierhoek
winemaker : Adam Mason + Roger Burton
wine of origin : Piekenierskloof
analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol  rs : 157 g/l  pH : 3.29  ta : 7 g/l  so2 : 205 mg/l  fso2 : 20 mg/l  
type : Dessert  style : Sweet  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
"Roger makes a super Straw Wine from Chenin Blanc with the soft sun-dried yellow clingstone peach and fynbos honey whiffs and tastes." Michael Olivier

"It's rich and full-bodied, with plenty  of honeyed apricots."  Sarah Jane Evans MW

"This is indeed excellent wine, which I suspect would do well in the cellar, although it is so good to drink now, why wait?" 17.5+/20"  The Wine Doctor, UK, October 2009

4 Stars - Platter Rating

ageing : Will age for decades.
in the vineyard : These 30 year old Chenin Blanc vines are all rooted on weathered sandstone. They are trellised on an east-facing “skuinskap” system where bunches are only exposed to the late morning sun. Irrigation is only done during drought conditions and all farming methods are organic.
in the cellar : The bunches are dried naturally for 2 weeks  then pressed and racked into old French-oak barrels where the wine matures for up to 2 years.  Acidity, sweetness and flavour are all concentrated in this method of winemaking.
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