Painted Wolf Paarl Old vine Chenin Blanc 2017

An elegant wine, with an aroma of peach cobbler, lime and vanilla. The wine has a creamy finessed texture with a long finish with bright acid keeping it fresh and vibrant. 4300 bottles produced.

The use of wild yeast and barrel fermentation for this wine has yielded a Chenin that is both sleek and complex, suitable for country cooking with a French flair.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winemaker : Jeremy Borg
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.34  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

AWARDS
2018 - Decanter World Wine Awards  - 90 points
2017 - Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show - Silver
2017 - International Wine Challenge - Silver
4 Stars  - Platter

ageing : This wine will develop in bottle over the coming 3-4 years, gaining complexity as it develops in bottle.

We share our wine making equipment with Leeuwenkuil Family vineyards in their artisanal cellar on Koopmanskloof farm in Stellenbosch. Through this relationship we have access to a some of the best vineyards in Paarl and Swartland. These Chenin Blanc grapes are from vines which are over 30 years old.
Our friend Jenny Metelerkamp who lived with us at Lloyd’s camp, Botswana produced the fine Painted Wolf ink drawing for our logo and the pack labels.

in the vineyard : 

These Chenin Blanc grapes were harvested from two blocks of 30 plus-year-old vines in Agter Paarl. The vines are growing in composite soils of granite and decomposed shale.

 

in the cellar : 

The fruit was harvested at 23 to 24 balling, whole bunch pressed and settled before being fermented in barrel with natural wild yeast. The barrels used are large new, 2nd fill and older French oak barrels. Fermentation was very slow.

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