Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc Steen op Hout 2009

Name: Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc Steen op Hout 2009
Brand: Mulderbosch
SKU: 25208

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 : Richard Kershaw

wine of origin : Wstern Cape

analysis : alc : 13.74 % vol rs : 7.7 g/l pH : 3.32 ta : 6.7 g/l so2 : 139 mg/l fso2 : 31 mg/l

type : White style : Off Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

96 Vintage: SAA listing
97 Vintage: 4 Stars Wine Magazine - February 1998 edition
98 Vintage: 4 Stars Wine Magazine - February 1999 edition
judged a close 2nd in the Wine Magazine's 1999 Chenin Blanc Challenge out of the 91 wines submitted
99 Vintage: 3 Stars Wine Magazine - February 2001 edition
2001 Vintage: 3½ Stars Wine Magazine - February 2002 edition
2002 Vintage: 88 / 100 in USA Wine Spectator - April 2003 edition
2003 Vintage: 4 Stars in John Platter
2004 Vintage: 87/100 in USA Wine Enthusiast - November 2005
2005 Vintage: 4 Stars SA Wine Magazine (February 2007)
in the final eight of 2007 WINE Magazine FNB'S Private Client Chenin Blanc Challenge
2006 Vintage: 4 Stars in John Platter
90/100 in USA Wine Spectator
4 Stars Wine magazine Chenin Blanc Challenge
2007 Vintage: 3½ Stars in John Platter
89/100 in USA Wine Spectator
3½ Stars in Wine Magazine Chenin Blanc Challenge
2008 Vintage: 3½ Stars in John Platter
88/100 in USA Wine Spectator
2009 Vintage: 87/100 in USA Wine Spectator May edition
3 Stars Wine Magazine
International Wine Challenge 2011 - Silver Medal

ageing : Up to 5 - 8 years.

in the vineyard : Soil Type: Various
Age of vines: Various
Trellising: Bush vines and Trellis
Vine Density: Various
Irrigation: Overhead and Drip

about the harvest: Picking date: February - March 2009
Grape Sugar: 24.5° B at harvest
Acidity at harvest: 6.0 g/l
pH at harvest: 3.60

in the cellar : Fermentation temperature: 12° - 25° C

Method: 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 then lightly pressed; after which the must was cold settled before being inoculated with a select yeast culture. Eighty seven percent of the wine was tank fermented while the remaining thirteen percent underwent natural fermentation in barrel. The wines was matured for four months in a combination of new American and Hungarian oak and first fill French oak barrels. The wine was then slightly sweetened with Chenin Blanc Noble Late harvest, fined, sterile filtered and bottled.

Wood ageing: 13% of the wine was fermented and matured for 4 months in new American and Hungarian oak and 1st fill French oak barrels.
Total production: ±16 000 x 12

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