Ken Forrester T Noble Late Harvest 2009

This rich, unctuous wine is the product of old Chenin Blanc bushvines which start their autumn days in a morning mist.

Very enticing, with glazed peach, ginger and creamed pear notes backed by a lingering note of orange zest. Plump and racy, with the contrast bringing you back for another sip. Great length.

Serve with fruit tarts, wild berries and ice cream, and full flavoured cheese.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc (Botrytis) ]
winemaker : Ken Forrester
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 11 % vol  rs : 135.8 g/l  pH : 3.61  ta : 7.7 g/l  
type : Dessert  
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
T Noble Late Harvest 2009
  • Wine Spectator Insider Feb 2012 - 92 points
  • Platter 2012 - 4 ½ stars

    T Noble Late Harvest 2008
  • Wine Spectator - 92 points

    T Noble Late Harvest 2005
  • Platter 5 stars
  • ageing : Drink now through 2015.

    in the vineyard : Grape Varieties: Chenin Blanc (Botrytis)
    Region: Stellenbosch
    Soil: High clay and slit - Westley
    Locality: South - South - West (flat)
    Age of vines: 32 years
    Vine density: 2433 vines/ha

    about the harvest: We harvest the vines 4 or 5 times to maintain a perfect natural acid balance with the sweetness, creating a wine of exceptional finesse and balance.
    Yield: 2t/ha

    in the cellar : We allow the juice to ferment in 400 L new French oak barrels with the natural yeast and to mature in barrel for 18 months. This golden wine with fresh, green tones is in a lighter style, clean yet unctuously sweet. Sumptuous peach, apricot flavours, overlaid with a tropical lushness of melon and pineapple. Ripe sweetness, yet tangy, with sweet and sour zip, wood spice on the finish.

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