Kruger Family Wines Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2020

From Piekenierskloof, High-lying official registered single-vineyard planted in 1962. Sense of earthy ripe substance rather than overt fruit. Powerful with weighty silk texture, even touch, oily yet unclosing. Unoaked, concrete egg fermented enhances distinction. An age worthy individual.

Partnering with Potgieter Van Zyl from Bergendal in the high Piekenierskloof Mountain of Citrusdal, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 700 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked beginning February from a mature 57-year-old vineyard.

Decomposed Granite

In the winery we did whole bunch press to concrete egg, natural fermentation which started slowly and completed in 14 day gave this wine a very complex, layered flavor profile,. The wine spent 8 months in concrete egg before preparing (with minimum intervention ) for bottling. The result is an honest wine and true to Old Vines Chenin Blanc from Piekenierskloof – reflecting where it comes from.