De Trafford Chenin Blanc Four V NV

An appealing pale yellow colour.

The nose shows dried apricots, honey, nuts and damp hay with some spicy oak. Shows wonderful nutty richness without losing fruit core, developing with great interest in the glass. More Rhone Valley than Loire with thick appealing texture. A long, clean, dry finish.

Versatile food wine - excellent with rich fish and seafood dishes, as well as most subtle white meats or simply on its own.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winemaker : David Trafford
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.68 % vol  rs : 4.9 g/l  pH : 3.59  ta : 5.5 g/l  va : 0.88 g/l  so2 : 26 mg/l  fso2 : 96 mg/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Probably best on release, but should last several years without developing much.

in the vineyard : All grapes sourced from the same blocks of old low yielding vines – between 25 and 40 years old – in the Stellenbosch / Helderberg area. Keerweder, Post House and Bredell. Decomposed granite soils with good moisture retention, unirrigated or lightly irrigated at varaison.
Yields between 3 & 7 tons /hectare.

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