General Information:
Grapes for this wine are harvested from a 54-year-old single vineyard of Chenin blanc on the slopes of the Bottelary Hills, hence the number on the front of the bottle referring to the age of the vines in the year the wine was made.
In the Cellar:
Again careful attention to every grape coming into the cellar was necessary for the dry and arid 2018 vintage. Even though warmer temperatures than normal occurred during the harvest, hanging time was in line with other vintages. Botrytis development also took some time but did eventually occur after mid-March drizzles.
Grapes are harvested between 22 and 24 balling and the juice allowed to settle without enzymes over several days. The juice is then drawn off into a special selection of barrels and allowed to ferment naturally. Fermentation took just under 8 months to finish and the wine was kept on the fermentation lees for an additional 1 month.
Vineyards: 54-year-old bush vines from Bottelary property planted in ironstone
Time spent on lees in barrel: 9 months in oak: 90% French and 10% Hungarian oak.
Food pairing:
This Chenin will complement an array of dishes: from orange infused duck confit to lemon infused Norwegian salmon on a bed of creamed spinach and potato puree.
Technical Analysis:
Alcohol: 13.4% pH: 3.09 TA: 7.5 g/L RS: 3.5g/L
What's in the box
6 x 750ml Stellenrust Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc, Dry White Wine
