2020 Intellego Chenin Blanc Swartland, South Africa

2020 Intellego Chenin Blanc Swartland, South Africa

$29.99

The fruit was hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed with full solids to old 500L French foudres, where it fermented spontaneously. The wine sits sur lie, adding texture but also retaining tension to the final wine, and ages on the gross lees for 11 months. The wine was racked from barrel to tank and bottled without fining or filtration and only a small amount of SO2 added at bottling.

Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc Vineyard: Single vineyard bush vine site on the Paardeberg
Vine Age: 19-years-old
Soil Type: Decomposed granite and oakleaf
Viticulture: Practicing Organic – dry- farmed
Fermentation: Native – neutral 500L French foudres
Skin Contact: None
Aging: 11 months on the lees in neutral 500L French foudres

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