THE BERNARD SERIES OLD VINE CHENIN BLANC WO Cape Town 2018

A luminescent gold wine with fleshy peach, passion fruit, honey melon, papaya and pineapple fruit aromas layered with whiffs of oatmeal and crushed wheat that follow through with lavish concentrated fruit flavours from the nose – powerful yet balanced on the palate with discernible, yet seamless and subtle spicy oak complexity. The riveting finish is fresh and intense with tremendous length, making it a great winefor enjoyment with food

1983 Single vineyard, unirrigated, mineral rich weather shale with great water holding capacity. 5ton/ha- low yield, east facing slope, different clones, exposed to cool afternoon seabreeze from Table and False Bay.

Granite soils

Mineral rich weather shale with great water holding capacity.

Harvested at two ripening levels to add complexity. Hand picked, larger portion of natural fermentation in barrel and foudre. Cool climate fruit expression. The barrels and Foudre are individually cooled to the optimum fermentation temperature. This allows slower and longer ferementations that enhance fruit and integration between the wine and oak. After fermentation, the wine was left on its lees and botonnaged monthly until blending and bottling