Strydom Danièle Chenin Blanc 2023
R265,00
We make this wine in a very tight style, so after a year in the bottle the wine had time to settle and flesh out a bit. The nose shows limy and citrus floral notes with honeysuckle and sweet pears. The palate has a balanced acidity with sweeter flavours of white peaches and apricots. The wine ends very smooth and minerally.
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In the cellar
The grapes were brought in early in the morning for whole bunch pressing. The juice started a cold fermentation in the stainless steel tanks and after fermenting half of the sugar off, we slowly pumped to one 500L Amphorae clay pot, 2x500L and 1x300L neutral French oak barrels. After ferment the wine was kept on the leese for 8 months before sulphuring and racking off the leese. Bottling was done on 7 November 2023.
In the vineyard
With regard to the ripening process, véraison was even and earlier than during the 2022 season, prompting expectations that the 2023 season would be significantly earlier. Cool conditions during ripening did however slow the pace and blocks came in on time during the first half of harvest. At the end of February the first in a series of rain precipitations began, which persisted until the end of March. This unusual amount of rain and accompanying cool conditions posed a major challenge to producers and well-considered harvest decisions had to be taken to get the best out of the vineyards.
Ageing
8 months
Cultivar
100% Chenin Blanc
