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Monday’s Child Chenin blanc 2023

R285.00

This wine shows poached quince and fresh apricots on the nose with some delicate florals and spice. The palate has fleshy yellow fruit and a savoury spice following through from the nose. There is great freshness of fruit and acidity that carries the wine and ensures great aging potential. The tangy fruit and delicate spice on the palate keeps the wine bright and moreish. Enjoy this with caramelised lemon and date roast chicken and golden roast potatoes.

100% Chenin blanc

Origin: Stellenbosch
Total production: 5 barrels made

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Technical Analysis

pH: 3.31  |  TA: 5.9g/l  |  Alc: 12.2%  |  FSO2: 35ppm  |  TSO2: 106ppm  |  RS: 2.2g/l

Harvest & Vineyard

This special Chenin blanc comes from two old vine blocks in Stellenbosch. The smallest portion comes from the Bankrotsteen block on Karibib farm in the Polkadraai region. This block is planted on decomposed granite and experiences great influence from the False Bay ocean nearby. The biggest portion of fruit that goes into this wine comes from Geluksoord closer to the Bottelary subregion. This old block of bushvines is more North-East facing on koffie-klip and red clay. We harvest the fruit in both blocks between 21.5 Brix and 22.5 Brix. The fruit is transported to the cellar and spends overnight in the chiller before processing.

Winemaking

Both batches were whole bunch pressed to a stainless steel tank for light settling overnight. From here the juice was racked to big old french oak barrel where natural fermentation was allowed to start on it’s own. Once the wine was dry it was stirred on it’s gross lees for 9 months without sulphur. Just before bottling it was racked, sulphured up and protein stabilised. The wine was gently filtered before bottling.