Darling Cellars Old Bush Vine Chenin Blanc

Tasting Notes
Analysis & Info

This wine displays a medium light straw hue in the glass with a green tinge and is made in a ripe tropical style with a split personality being elegant on the one hand but serious and bold on the other. Tropical flavours of ripe yellow peaches, white pear

Technical Analysis
alc	13.46
rs	2.34
pH	3.34
ta	6.1
Wine Information
Accolades	2019 Tim Atkin - 91 Points
Winemaker	Pieter-Niel Rossouw + Maggie Immelman
Variety	Chenin Blanc
BlendPercent	100% Chenin Blanc
FoodSuggest	Will pair excellent with spicy dishes such as Cape Malay curry of creamy dishes like seafood risotto.
Ageing	This wine shows many layers as the Chenin Blanc opens up. Good structure and ripe fruit are well complimented by the wood and can definitely mature for another 3 - 5 years.
Cellar	Crush and destalk into small static separators. Skin contact for 24 hours, Only free run juice used. 21 days fermentation at 15˚C Barrel maturation in 100% French Oak (1st fill, 2nd and 3rd) for 10 months. Only the best 5 barrels were selected for the blend.
Vineyard	Terroir: Made from two vineyards, one on deep Hutton soils with koffieklip, the other from well drained weathered granite soil Vineyard type: 38- 39 years old Bush Vines, no irrigation Yield: 4 t/ha Balling at Harvest: 23- 24°B
Style
body	Medium
style	Dry
taste	Fruity
type	White
Type
Kosher	0
Organic	0
Vegetarian	0
Wooded	0
Pack
Closure	Cork
Pack Size	750ml
Pack Type	Bottle