Chenin Blanc

• Chenin Blanc
• Sourced from dry land farmed bush vines, ranging from 1968 till 1985 based on granite from the Paardeberg, blended with shale/schist from the east, clay from the north and iron from the western parts of the Swartland
• The wine is made from 8 vineyards, 18 pickings, different soils, different aspects, different vineyard ages, farmed by different people and different farmers
• Whole bunch pressed and naturally fermented
• Matured for 11 months in old neutral French oak barrels. Two components were fermented and matured in concrete (18% total) – one in a square concrete tank and the other in a concrete egg
• Minimal sulfur added at bottling
• The wine has a Certified Heritage Vineyards (CHV) seal and forms part of the Old Vine Project (OVP)

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