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  • Country ranking ?

    68
  • Producer ranking ?

    3
  • Decanting time

    15min
  • When to drink

    Now-2025
  • Food Pairing

    Fried scallops with lemon grass and rice

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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...

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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

 

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Origin

Franschhoek, Swartland

Grapes

100% Chenin Blanc

Drinking temperature

9-11C
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