Strydom Danièle 2018

Vinbeskrivelse

Strydom Danièle 2018 is a fresh vibrant Chenin Blanc with flavours of yellow apple, bits of citrus, nutty oats and honey. The minerally palate is backed with balanced acidity.

Harvest Notes:
An exceptional year to start with. This vineyard on the Helderberg Mountain slopes was planted in 1988. Being this old the yield is very low which makes harvesting always a challenge, but nevertheless. The reward is worth it.

Vinification:
The grapes were brought in early in the morning and crushed straight into the press. The juice started a cold fermentation in the stainless steel tanks and after fermenting half of the sugar off, we decanted to barrels. After ferment the wine was kept on the leese for 4 months before sulphering and taking off the leese. This wine was in older barrels for 6 months of between 6 to 8 years old. Bottling was done in October 2016.

Soil and Terroir:
This single vineyard are planted on a South-Western slope on clay soil with decomposed schale.

Technical Data:
Alc: RS:
Total Acidity pH
Total Extract
13.2 vol% 1.8 g/l
6.1 g/l 3.19
19.9 g/l