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Bovlei Classic Cape White 5lt (Discontinued)

The fresh and fruity quality wine with lingering undertones of guava and citrus. A long, full and ripe palate will be found in the aftertaste. Colour: Clear with a light green tint.

Serve it slightly chilled in summer and at room temperature in winter with soup, poultry or fish dishes. Even pizza or pasta will compliment the wine on the palate.
variety : Chenin Blanc [ 60% Chenin Blanc, 40% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : Frank Meaker
wine of origin : Wellington
analysis : alc : 13.72 % vol  rs : 2.6 g/l  pH : 3.87  ta : 5.83 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  
pack : Box  size : 0  closure : Tap  

ageing : The best is to drink it as a young wine, because at that stage it shows the wine's fruity component the best.
in the vineyard : The Chenin Blanc came from 14 year old vines situated in a dryer area, where it was irrigated by a drip irrigation system. The vine yielded 9.5 ton of grapes per hectare. The Colombar are grown at the foot of the Hawekwa Mountains where the 10 year old Bush vines yielded 7.5 ton per hectare. No extra water were given due to good water retention in the deeper scale soils.
about the harvest: All the grapes were handpicked separately at optimum ripeness and given six hours of skin contact after crushing. Each wine was made separately in it's own tank after settling and fermented at 12° C for 20 days till it was dry. The blending was done after extensive tastings and kept on the lees for two months. The wine was dined with Wyoming bentonite and afterwards naturally cold stabilized.
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