Wildekrans Chenin Blanc Barrel Select Reserve 2017
South Africa, Bot River
Description
A big drinking wine. Whiffs of apricot, citrus blossom, honey and vanilla oak with some subtle lemon grass enhanced by elegant spiciness. Vibrant ripe fruit, honey, oak, melon and apple. Well balanced lingering, delicious finish.
Awards
Gold Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits
Certifications
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard: Wildekrans Wine Estate
Three strand hedge / mostly shale / Overberg - cool Atlantic sea breeze
Soil Type
Klapmuts, Kroonstad, Estcourt. The soil is composed of mostly Bokkeveld shale.
Harvest Notes
Sourced from low yielding, South-facing vines planted in 1982. Harvested by hand into lugs. Grapes are whole-bunch pressed in the cellar. Free-run juice underwent natural malolactic fermentation partly in tank under cold temperatures, and then aged for 7 months in second and third fill French Oak barrels.
Viticulture
The Chenin grapes used to make this wine comes from older blocks planted 1982. Harvested at 24-25 balling and concentrating on optimal ripeness (phenolic). This block we are still focussing on renewal and with correct canopy management practices try to enhance better light within the canopy.
Vinification
Sourced from low yielding, South-facing vines planted in 1982. Harvested by hand into lugs. Grapes are whole-bunch pressed in the cellar. Free-run juice underwent natural malolactic fermentation partly in tank under cold temperatures, and then aged for 7 months in second and third fill French Oak barrels.
