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Mellasat Tuin Wyn N/V

An unfortified dessert wine, only made in certain vintages, from partially sun dried grapes that are subsequently air dried on racks to concentrate the sugars. Using Chenin Blanc bush vines that are over three decades old the wine was barrel fermented and matured for two years in an American oak barrel. With hints of matured marmalade leading to honeyed apricots makes this delectable wine ideal to drink with either sweet or savoury food.

Blue Cheese, drizzled over fruit salads with ice cream, apricot parfait, lemon tart, passionfruit tart and Baklava
variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winemaker : Mellasat Vineyards
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 13.72 % vol  rs : 55.1 g/l  pH : -  ta : 4.89 g/l  
 wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 375ml  closure : Cork  

ageing : Matured with new American oak for 12 months
in the vineyard : Vine Age: 33 Years
Soil: Decomposed Granite
Irrigation: Most of the vines are bush vines with no irrigation but are supplemented with some trellised vines
about the harvest: Harvest: 9th March 2016 - 17th May 2017
in the cellar : 

2016 Vintage: Yeast (Laffort X16) was inoculated after four days of juice settlement then fermented for 15 days when fermentation was stopped. After racking the wine was sealed in a tank until the 2017 juice was added. After blending the wine matured in the tank with new American oak for 12 months. The wine was fermented in an American second fill oak barrel.

2017 Vintage: The grapes raisined on the vine. After harvest the grapes were pressed in a basket press. The juice was settled and once clear, blended with the from 2016

The wine was bottled after careful 'racking'. The wine was filtered at bottling using a one micron filter.
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Mellasat Tuin Wyn N/V
Chenin Blanc