Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 2.7 g/L
pH 3.34
Total Acidity 5.9 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Duplex soils, Sandy material on a ferricrete bank on patches of deeper clay
Orientation South-South-West
Sites Helderberg, Bottelary Hills and Vlaeberg
Fermentation Vessels French Oak Barrel, Tank
Oak Aging 8 months
Lees Aging 8 months
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Hand harvested with careful selection. Yield approx. 6-8 tons. Fruit sourced from Helderberg, Bottelary Hills and Vlaeberg vineyards on bushvine, semi-bush vine and Perold systems, with supplementary irrigation. Barrel and tank fermented, then matured on secondary lees for 8 months in French oak with 20% new oak. Style: Rich and Ripe (Oak influenced).
Tasting Notes
Nose: melon, spicy baked apple
Palate: mineral, honeycomb, caramel, delicate oak, vanilla, complex, soft
Food Pairing spicy dishes, full flavoured fish, chicken dishes, crayfish, prawns
Producer Information
Website
Address
Helderberg Mountain, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 855 2374
Email
Owner
Ken Forrester
Cellarmaster
Ken Forrester