Thembi Chenin Blanc

Pale straw colour. Expressive fruit aromas on the nose, following through on the palate. Apple, pineapple and passion fruit, with a touch of guava. Beautifully balanced wine with a complex mouth feel due to extended lees contact, still good natural acidity to give it a crispy finish.

This wine can be enjoyed on its own, or with a variety of seafood or chicken dishes.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winery : Thembi Wines
winemaker : Thembi Tobie
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.0 g/l  pH : 3.4  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

100% Chenin Blanc
Appellation: Stellenbosch

in the vineyard : Bush vine against Bottelary Hills; east-west row direction.
Soil type: Broken granite
Irrigation: Dry land

about the harvest: Harvested at 23° g/l balling.
Yield: 10 ton/H

in the cellar : Skin contact only during separation from skins. Settling of juice over night in wine tanks. Removed juice form lees after settling. Juice taken to fermentation tanks to be inoculated with Vin 7, Vin 13 and NT 116 wine yeasts for fermentation. Cold fermentation for 2 - 3 weeks at 12° - 14° C temperature.

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