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McFarlane Wines Thursday's Child Chenin Blanc

Thursday’s Child Chenin blanc 2020

R350.00

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Lemon curd, jasmine and wet stone on the nose with lemon oil and pithy citrus following on to the palate. The mid palate has a gentle creaminess finishing with some tangy apricot pit and lanolin. This wine is delicate and should age beautifully over the next few years.

100% Chenin blanc

Origin: Paarl
Total production: 2 barrels made

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Technical Analysis

pH: 3.35  |  TA: 6.0g/l  |  Alc: 13.02%  |  FSO2: 19ppm  |  TSO2: 78ppm  |  RS: 2.2g/l

Harvest & Vineyard

This special block of Chenin blanc was planted in the early 1960’s and is situated in Paarl. These old bush vines receive no irrigation. The grapes were harvested by hand in kussies and chilled before processing.

Winemaking

After whole bunch pressing the juice was settled out over night and then racked off the lees into old 300l French oak barrels. Fermentation was allowed to occur using natural yeast. After fermentation the wine was stirred on its lees for 7 months. After protein stabilisation no fining or filtration was needed before bottling. We waited 18 months after bottling before releasing this wine to allow it some extra time to settle.