Simonsvlei White Port 1997

An unique product made from well known Chenin Blanc grapes - one of the most widely planted varietals found in South Africa. A blend of good fruit and wood flavours which should develop and soften with time. This wine would benefit with bottle-ageing and the special packaging makes it an ideal gift - especially with winter, fathers’ day and boss’s day around the corner.


variety : Chenin Blanc [ Chenin Blanc ]
winemaker : Eugéne van Zyl
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 16.8 % vol  rs : 57 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 4.61 g/l  va : 0.47 g/l  so2 : 104 mg/l  
pack : Bottle  

in the vineyard : Age of vines: 12 - 18 Years
Rootstock: Varies
Soil: Granite scale
Trellis system: Bush vine
Irrigation: None

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested by hand in March.
Yield: 6-8 Tons/ha

in the cellar : Crushing: Crush & destalk
Tanks: Stainless Steel
Fermentation: On skins for 3 days, fortify with 83% Vol brandy spirits
Barrel ageing: 1 Year in 225 liter French oak on lees
Malolactic: None
Fining: None
Filtration: Kieselghur
Stabilisation: None

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