- 63% Chenin Blanc & 37% Verdelho
- The Chenin Blanc comes from 41 year old, dryland-farmed bush vines in the Paardeberg, Swartland
- The Verdelho is from two sites: the Voor Paardeberg, where vines are grown in decomposed granite and clay, and a Bot River vineyard on Bokkeveld shale
- Hand harvested
- Grapes were gently whole bunch basket-pressed
- Fermented with indigenous yeast in 400L & 225L French oak
- Some fine lees contact was added back to the juice in the barrel
- 100% malolactic fermentation
- Total of 10 months in old French oak
- Bottled unfined
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Western Cape
Appellation:
Western Cape
Variety:
Blend - White
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ZA-MOM-01-21 | 12/750ml |
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Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
94
Date
2024-03-30
"This blend of two vineyards of Chenin Blanc and two of Verdelho is especially bright and detailed in the celebrated 2021 vintage. Marelise says that harvest was relatively serene and she was able to pick her Verdelho later than usual, and the proportion is higher in 2021 than 2020. The wine is both fresher and firmer than the 2020, with a beautifully delineated set of flavours: ripe Golden Delicious apple, dried apricot, physalis and fresh quince. The palate is concentrated and muscular, framed by an energising, vital acidity and the finish shows remarkable persistence. A distinctive, structured and powerful wine, this shows off the sparkling freshness of granite soils and the power and drive of shale. This is the bread-and-butter of the estate, and Marelise,s best-selling wine in her range. It spends 10 months in oak and is made with low intervention principles."