CAPE SUN CHENIN BLANC 2015
Colour: Light straw colour, with a light green tint. Palate: A tropical nose consisting of ripe apricots, peaches, pears and citrus and complement by vanilla hints. The abundance of flavours carries through on the well-structured, intense and mouth filling mid palate that continuous to create a long and rich fruity aftertaste.
AGING POTENTIAL
Drink now, or store for another 2 years.
BLEND INFORMATION
100% Chenin Blanc
FOOD PAIRING
Enjoy with pasta, spicy poultry and game dishes.
Mediterranean climate conditions, traditionally perfect for grape cultivation. Limited irrigation, mainly dry land and bush vine vineyards.
ABOUT THE HARVEST
Harvest at optimum physiological ripeness, between 22 – 24°B.
IN THE CELLAR
Destemmed and skin contact for 2 hours, gently crushed and pressed at 2°B and inoculated with specific yeast and fermented at 14-16°C. After completion of MLF racked, sterile filtrated and transferred to 5th fill+ 225 litre French oak barrels. Rack once after 4 months in older oak.
