Stellenrust Chenin Blanc 2021

Name: Stellenrust Chenin Blanc 2021
Brand: Stellenrust
SKU: 48167

This Chenin Blanc shows strong lime and some tropical fruit on the nose with a mineral palate of grape fruit and pear drop.

This Chenin Blanc is a great accompaniment to dishes such as smoked chicken salad on a warm summer’s day or thinly sliced carpaccio served on a bed of rocket with a lemon olive oil and black pepper dressing.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]

winery : Stellenrust Wine Estate

winemaker : Tertius Boshof

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 13.38 % vol rs : 3.6 g/l pH : 3.16 ta : 7.0 g/l

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

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

A cold and wet winter in 2020, allowed for early budding and foliage development in Spring to create a good environment for the ripening of Chenin Blanc through a dry but cooler 2021 summer. The old bush vines showed their strength in this vintage.

in the vineyard : Grapes are harvested from vineyards planted to decomposed granite and varying in age, but no younger than 30 years and up to 44 years.

in the cellar : Grapes are allowed short skin contact and natural settling in tank. 16% is fermented in 3rd and 4th fill French oak barrels and 84% in stainless steel after which both portions are kept 5 months on the fermentation lees before it is blended and fined. Fermentation is a slow natural process and wild yeast ferments like this can take up to 3 months to finish.

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