2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 2.7 g/L
pH 3.35
Total Acidity 5.8 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Oakleaf profile, Mainly decomposed granite
Elevation 220.0 meters
Orientation South Facing
Vine Age planted 1986
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Concrete Egg Shaped Tank
Natural Yeast Yes
Lees Aging 9 months
Production Details The grapes are picked early morning to keep the temperature as cold as possible. Bunches are de-stalked 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 and concrete egg-shaped tanks 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 sulphur before bottling. We then keep it at optimum temperature for another year of bottle maturation.
Tasting Notes
stone fruits, orange peel, honey suckle
Food Pairing salmon terrine, mushroom risotto
2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.2%
Residual Sugar 3.8 g/L
pH 3.38
Total Acidity 5.8 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Oakleaf profile, Mainly decomposed granite
Elevation 220.0 meters
Orientation South Facing
Vine Age planted 1986
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Concrete Egg Shaped Tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Lees Aging 9 months
Production Details 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. The grapes are picked early morning to keep the temperature as cold as possible. Bunches are de-stalked and grapes crushed before a gentle press. The juice is left to settle for close to two days at cold temperatures then racked off in to barrels and concrete egg-shaped tanks 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 sulphur before bottling. We then keep it at optimum temperature for another year of bottle maturation.
Tasting Notes
stone fruits, orange peel, honey suckle
Food Pairing salmon terrine, mushroom risotto
2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 2.9 g/L
pH 3.34
Total Acidity 6.5 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Oakleaf profile, Mainly decomposed granite
Elevation 220.0 meters
Orientation South Facing
Vine Age planted 1986
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Concrete Egg Shaped Tank
Natural Yeast Yes
Lees Aging 9 months
Production Details The grapes are picked early morning to keep the temperature as cold as possible. Bunches are de-stalked 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 and concrete egg-shaped tanks 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 sulphur before bottling. We then keep it at optimum temperature for another year of bottle maturation.
Tasting Notes
stone fruits, orange peel, honey suckle
Food Pairing salmon terrine, mushroom risotto
2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.3%
Residual Sugar 2.9 g/L
pH 3.35
Total Acidity 6.1 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Oakleaf profile, Mainly decomposed granite
Elevation 220.0 meters
Orientation South Facing
Vine Age planted 1986
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel, Concrete Egg Shaped Tank
Natural Yeast Yes
Production Details 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. The grapes are picked early morning to keep the temperature as cold as possible. Bunches are de-stalked and grapes crushed before a gentle press. The juice is left to settle for close to two days at cold temperatures then racked off in to barrels and concrete egg-shaped tanks 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 sulphur before bottling. We then keep it at optimum temperature for another year of bottle maturation.
Tasting Notes
stone fruits, orange peel, honey suckle
Food Pairing salmon terrine, mushroom risotto
2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 2.2 g/L
pH 3.28
Total Acidity 6.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Oakleaf prole, Mainly decomposed granite
Elevation 220.0 meters
Orientation South Facing
Estate Grown Yes
Vine Age planted 1986
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Bottle Aging 1 year
Lees Aging 9 months
Production Details 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. The grapes are picked early morning to keep the temperature as cold as possible. 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 sulphur before bottling. We then keep it at optimum temperature for another year of bottle maturation.
Tasting Notes
stone fruits, orange peel, honey suckle
Critics Ratings Tim Atkin: 93
Tim Atkin93
2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 2.6 g/L
pH 3.43
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Oakleaf prole, Mainly decomposed granite
Elevation 220.0 meters
Orientation South Facing
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Production Details Fruit from the two blocks were treated differently in the cellar with the Bobbejaan being whole bunch pressed while the Ou Jong Steen's grapes was de-stemmed and crushed. Juice yielded was allowed to settle before it was racked into 500 L barrels where indigenous yeast played a huge role in contributing to the prole of this wine. After Maturation the wine was racked off its primary lees and clarified by means of settling resulting in a wine that wasn't altered before bottling in order to contain the most aromatic compound in the wine that would have been lost due to such an action otherwise. Careful cellaring will allow this wine to age gracefully for at least 6 years from vintage.
Tasting Notes
stone fruits, orange peel, caramel
Producer Information
Website
Address
Knorhoek Road (off the R44), Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
Phone
+27 (0)21 888 4600
Email
Owner
Nora and Victor Sperling
Cellarmaster
Roelof Lotriet