Chenin Blanc 'GRANITE - Old Vines'

• 100% Chenin Blanc
• Sourced from a 45-year-old dry land bush vine vineyard named Eikelaan (“lane of Oak trees”)
• This is the highest altitude granite soil vineyard on the Paardeberg
• Hand harvested in the cool early morning hours
• Whole bunch pressed to barrel and the juice was handled oxidatively
• Fermented with indigenous yeasts, with minimal SO2 added after fermentation
• Aged for 11 months on the lees in 4th fill 225L French oak barrels

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