Tokara Reserve Collection Chenin Blanc Straw Wine 2023

This wine displays a brilliant golden hue. The aromas are intense with notes of sundried apricots and pineapple syrup. It enters the palate with flavours of rock candy, barley sugar as well as apricots which segue from the nose. This all leads to a generous hedonistic finish that is not at all clawing, rather beautifully tempered by a line of natural acidity. A delight to the senses.

Best enjoyed with Foie gras or duck liver paté on melba toast with micro greens, or with a decadent crème brulee at the end of a meal.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100 ]
winemaker : Stuart Botha
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 7.5 % vol  rs : 2.99 g/l  pH : 3.84  ta : 8.1 g/l  
type : Dessert  
pack : Box  size : 375ml  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : The soils are deep decomposed granite, overlaid with small pebbles derived from Table Mountain Sandstone.

about the harvest: The grapes are gently hand-picked at 22.5 balling when flavours and acidities are in perfect balance

in the cellar : Once the grapes arrive at the winery, they are lightly whole bunch crushed into bins and put directly into cold storage to drop the temperature to 4 degrees Celsius following a cold soak of 24 hours, grapes are removed and pressed to extract the syrupy juice. Fermentation was initiated and took place over the period of 35 days, stopping naturally at a perfect balance of sweetness, acidity and alcohol.The wine was bottled in June 2023

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