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Wine Description
The Story
Varietals: 65% Chenin Blanc, 13% Grenache Blanc, 10% Viognier, 10% Clairette Blanche, 2% Semillon Gris
Wine of Origin: Swartland
Source of Grapes: From seven sustainably farmed vineyard parcels in different parts of the Swartland: one parcel of 39 year-old Chenin and a parcel of 9 year old Grenache Blanc on the stony Schist based soils of the Kasteelberg; two parcels of 40-65 year-old dry land bush vine Chenin, one parcel of 42 year...
Wine Information
Production: 26,580 bottles / 2,215 cases plus 120 magnums
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 2.7 g/l
Total Acidity: 5.5 g/l
pH: 3.42
Bottling Date: 14th December 2017
Date(s) Harvested: Grapes were harvested between the 26th January and 13th February 2017.
Yields: Between 4 to 6 tons/ha = 24 to 33 HL/ha.
