Swartland Natural Sweet
Discontinued
Honey flavours with straw and flinty underlines flavours with rich, strong natural sweet palate, supporting bouquet.
variety : Chenin Blanc [ Chenin Blanc ]
winemaker : Andries Blake
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 11.5 % vol rs : 44.8 g/l pH : 3.28 ta : 5.57 g/l so2 : 140 mg/l fso2 : 48 mg/l
in the vineyard : Soil: This cultivar is grown on a wide variety of soil types but the premium wines in the product are from the soils of decomposed granite on the cool slopes on the foothills of the Paardeberg.
Climate: The Swartland falls within the coastal winter rainfall area. Warm, dry summers, moderated by cool Atlantic breezes.
Annual rainfall: 400mm average.
about the harvest: Produced from unirrigated bush vines with a low yield of less than 10 ton/ha. Specially selected vineyards are harvested at high sugar levels to obtain full-ripe grapes with the speciaql characteristics needed for this special product.
in the cellar : The normal white wine procedures are followed in the cellar but with extended skin contact and pressing in a bag press added to obtain higher levels of concentrated fruit, acids, etc. Fermentation is stopped when the required sugar level of 45g/l are reached.
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Chenin Blanc
Andries Blake