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Raka Chenin Blanc 2014 - NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION

Appearance: Lime green colour.
The aroma embrace hints of honey, melon, peach and other fruits with light oak tones. The crisp taste is due to the acid level of the wine, the "sweet fruit taste" lingers on the pallet. It's perfect with light dishes and complements most appetizers.


variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winery : Raka Wines
winemaker : Pieter Dreyer
wine of origin : Coastal Region
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 1.6 g/l  pH : 3.31  ta : 5.3 g/l  
type : White  style : Off Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : Wine-growing Area: Coastal area

about the harvest: All grapes were hand picked.

in the cellar : All grapes were hand sorted before being crushed directly in to the press were skin contact was allowed for 8 hours. Inocculated with oure yeast cultures after pressing the juice fermented at 16 degrees celcuis. 30% of the wine was barrel fermented. Extended lees contact was allowed after fermentation and the wine was allowed to naturally clarify under gravity prior to filtering, blending and bottling.

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