Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Residual Sugar 2.2 g/L
pH 3.44
Total Acidity 6.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Slightly decomposed granite, Quartz
Orientation South-East
Vineyard Yield 35 hL/ha
Vine Age old vines
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Aging 9 months
Lees Aging 9 months
Oak Types old oak
Production Details Some of the grapes were whole bunch pressed, some skin macerated and the free-run juice was settled for two days before being moved into barrels. Alcoholic fermentation was carried out entirely in old oak barrel (using only natural ambient yeast) for 8–10 weeks under cool conditions (fermentation peaking at about 18°). Malolactic fermentation was inhibited by the cold. The wine was kept on its primary lees throughout maturation, racked out of barrel after about 9 months, assembled and then settled for a month before bottling.
Tasting Notes
mango, yellow cling peach, citrus
Producer Information
Website
Address
Rust en Vrede Farm, opposite Eikendal, R44, Stellenbosch, W Cape, 7600, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 855 5528
Email
Owner
Ben Radford and Alex Dale (Founders)