Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc 2009

Name: Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc 2009
Brand: Mulderbosch
SKU: 23747

Pale yellow in colour with a hint of green. On the nose, tinned pineapples, guavas, litchi, lemon and lime aromas are abundant. A clean, lively wine with nuances of nutmeg and cloves. Well-balanced and elegant, but with weight and a powerful follow-through on the palate. Stylistically off-dry and lightly oaked this is an excellent food wine.

Serve at 12° - 15° C. Partner with shellfish; grilled tuna; grilled sardines; lemon and herb roast chicken; vegetable stews; Bobotie - South African/Malay dish of baked savoury mince served with saffron rice; and biltong.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]

winery : Mulderbosch Vineyards

winemaker : Mike Dobrovic

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 7.7 g/l pH : 3.32 ta : 6.7 g/l fso2 : 31 mg/l

type : White style : Off Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

96 Vintage: SAA listing.
97 Vintage : **** Wine Magazine â€“ February 1998 edition.
98 Vintage : **** Wine Magazine â€“ February 1999 edition; judged a close second in the Wine Magazineâ€™s 1999 Chenin Blanc Challenge out of the 91 wines submitted.
99 Vintage : *** Wine Magazine â€“ February 2001 edition.
2001 Vintage : **** Wine Magazine â€“ February 2002 edition.
2002 Vintage : 88 / 100 in USA Wine Spectator â€“ April 2003 edition.
2003 Vintage: **** in John Platter. 2004 Vintage: 87/100 in USA Wine Enthusiast â€“ November 2005.
2004 Vintage: 87/100 in USA Wine Enthusiast â€“ November 2005.
2005 Vintage: **** SA Wine Magazine (February 2007); in the final eight of 2007 WINE Magazine FNBâ€™S Private Client Chenin Blanc Challenge; **** in John Platter; 90/100 in USA Wine Spectator â€“ January 2007 edition; Rated 88/100 by Steve Tanzerâ€™s International Wine Cellar (USA);

ageing : Up to 5 - 8 years.

in the vineyard : Soil Type: Various
Age of vines: Various
Trellising: Bush vines and Trellis
Vine Density: Various
Yield: 7 - 8 tons/ha
Irrigation: Overhead and Drip

about the harvest: Picking date: February 2008
Grape Sugar: 23° B at harvest
Acidity at harvest: 6.0 g/l
pH at harvest: 3.50

in the cellar : This individual new-wave Chenin was made from low-crop Stellenbosch grapes. The grapes were harvested in the early morning to ensure coolness, crushed and lightly pressed; after which the must was cold settled before being inoculated with a select yeast culture. Seventy percent of the wine was tank fermented while the remaining thirty percent underwent natural fermentation in barrel. The wine was matured for six months in a combination of new American and Hungarian oak and second and first-fill French oak barrels. The wine was then slightly sweetened with Chenin blanc Noble Late harvest, fined, sterile filtered and bottled.

Total production: +/- 15 000 x 12
Fermentation temperature: 12° - 25°C
Wood ageing: 30% of the wine was fermented and matured for six months in new American and Hungarian oak and new and second fill French oak barrels.

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