Delheim Chenin Blanc Wild Ferment 2023

Hand-picked from the oldest block of Chenin Blanc vineyards on Delheim a Certified Heritage Wine with the Old Vine Association in South Africa.

We approach this wine in a very natural way of making wine to respect the fruit from the oldest block of Chenin Blanc on the farm.
Bunches are destalked and grapes crushed before a gentle press. The juice is left to settle for close to two days at cold temperatures then racked off into barrels for fermentation. Spontaneous fermentation is allowed to take place (no commercial yeast is used) which allows the wine to tell its own story and that of Delheim terroir. Post-fermentation, the wine is left on its fine lees to mature for another nine months, after which it receives a light filtration and minimum dose of sulfur before bottling. We then keep it at optimum temperature for another year of bottle maturation.