Balance Winemakers Selection Chenin Blanc 2012

To create this wine our winemaker selected only the most exceptional fruit, grown in prime vineyard blocks. This medium bodied wine shows an abundance of melon and honey blossom with a hint of oak.

Goes well with oysters, seared tuna; pasta with a rich gorgonzola sauce and quiche.

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variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]

winery : Overhex Wines

winemaker : JC Martin

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol rs : 3.0 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 6.1 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle closure : Screwcap

ageing : Enjoy now or drink within 2 years after bottling.

in the vineyard : The 2011 harvest was a trying one with heat waves, low yields and simultaneous ripening of cultivars. Thunderstorms in December saw natural Nitrogen dropped on the vineyards, livening up the soils and giving vines a surge of energy going into the bunches ripening stage. Grapes were high in acidity which have produced wines with intense fruit but with crisp acidities.

about the harvest: February

in the cellar : Cold skin maceration was carried out for six hours, juice then fermented in stainless steel tanks for three weeks at 12ºC. Wine was left in the tanks on the lees where batonage was applied for a week. Wine was then racked and left on the fine lees till bottling.

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