Kaapzicht Kliprug Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2023

Plenty of gravitas, fruit weight, focus and textural complexity

Chenin Blanc

$55.00

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Stone Fruit and Tropical Fruit, Creamy / Buttery and Sweet Spice

BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Coastal Region (Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Swartland, Constantia & More), South Africa

Grape Varietals:

Chenin Blanc

Winemaking:

Wild yeast and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Roast summer chicken, pumpkin and garlic risotto, fish tacos

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Stir-fried fish in black bean sauce, Japanese style scallops,

Kaapzicht

A family winery started in 1946 by David Steyltler, he traded his sheep farm for a wine farm after WW2. The family winery is now in it's 4th generation, and has won multiple accolades for their elegant & modern styles of quality South African wines

Description

Kaapzicht Kliprug Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2023

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Chenin Blanc from the Kliprug vineyard in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The 40 year old vines are planted on a rocky ridge dotted with iron rich stones.

Taste Profile: Rich, deep, complex nose of bruised yellow fruits, white peach, creamy and plush, showing honeyed pineapples and leesy yellow fruits. Plenty of gravitas, fruit weight, focus and textural complexity

Winemaking Process: Grapes harvested from registered heritage vineyard planted in 1982. Handpicked crushed and destemmed (with skin-contact in press). Natural sedimentation overnight after pressing (light and gentle pressing with maximum pressure of 0.8kpa). After settling, the wine is racked to 400l and 500l barrels for spontaneous fermentation. Fermentation can last between 2–4 weeks. The wine is aged in barrel for 10 months prior to bottling and bottled.

Lush & Tropical Whites

Succulent stonefruit with a citrus backbone characterises these wines. Typically, they have notes of tropical fruit, and come from warmer climates. A touch of oak during the winemaking process also helps to give some softness to the wine.

Expect notes of peach, apricot, pineapples, melon & a buttery texture