Slanghoek Chenin Blanc 2004

Beautiful, bright light colour. Fresh, full and fruity palate. Well balanced. Ripe pear and peaches on nose. Best enjoyed young and cooled down to 15ÂºC.

Best enjoyed with bobotie, chicken dishes or fish.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]

winery : Slanghoek Cellar

winemaker : Pieter Carstens & Team

wine of origin : Slanghoek

analysis : alc : 12.25 % vol rs : 1.1 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 6.7 g/l va : 0.19 g/l so2 : 135 mg/l fso2 : 53 mg/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium

pack : Bottle

ageing : Enjoy within one year of purchase.

in the vineyard : Supplier: I.F. du Toit
Area planted: 5.01 ha
Age of vines: 21 years
Rootstock: Richter 110
Clone: Unknown
Trellis system: 4 wire extended Perold
Irrigation: Micro
Vine density: 3086 vines / ha
Soil: Deep, rocky terrace
Climate: Continental

about the harvest: Hand harvested on the 16th of February 2004.

in the cellar : Crushed and destemmed by machine working reductively, in Stainless Steel tanks with cooling at 14ÂºC for 18 days.
Malolactic Fermentation: No
No wood
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk filtration with diatomacious earth
Stabilisation: Minus 4Âº Celsius for 5 days

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