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Wine Description
The Story
Varietals: 100% Chenin Blanc
Wine of Origin: Swartland
Source of Grapes: Grapes for our 2014 Schist Chenin come from two parcels of sustainably farmed Chenin Blanc planted in the stony Shale and Schist based soils of the Kasteelberg, aged 36 and 40 years old. These are the parcels of Chenin that gives the best expression of the Kasteelberg’s terroir–density and structure–but with a decent balance of acidity.
Winemaking: Grapes are chi...
Wine Information
Production: 864 bottles / 72 cases
Alcohol: 14.0 %
Residual Sugar: 1.7 g/l
Total Acidity: 5.1 g/l
pH: 3.54
Date(s) Harvested: Grapes were hand harvested on the 28 th January and 4th February 2014
Yields: 5 tons/ha =30 HL/ha
Bottling Date: 24th January 2015