Avontuur Chenin Blanc 2002

Fresh citrus aromas with hints of pineapple. passionfruit and gooseberries. Well rounded flavours of guava and kiwi-fruit greet your palate and leave you with a lingering lemon and lime zest. Best served at 10ºC.


variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winery : Avontuur Estate
winemaker : 
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 2.1 g/l  pH : 3.3  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  

in the vineyard : 10 year old vines near Trawal. Deep red fertile soil with limestone. Yield of 8 tons per ha. Trellised with irrigation and summer pruning for low crop.

in the cellar : Early morning harvested and cool grapes gently pressed with a pneumatic press. After settling the clear juice was fermented with two different yeasts, one for complex and the other for flavour and elegance. 50% fermented and matured in 3rd fill 300 litre French oak barrels. Blending was done prior to bottling.

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