Special Cuvée Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2021
South Africa, Western Cape
Chenin Blanc
Description
The Chenin Blanc grapes for FirstCape’s Special Cuvée are hand-harvested from specially selected bush vines from the five cellars of the FirstCape family. These mature bush vines give this delicious wine a soft richness with flavours of peach and ripe apples. Enjoy chilled with griddled prawns, creamy pasta or goat’s cheese and red pepper tart.
Certifications
The grapes are all from the Worcester area. Bush vines do not have conventional trellis and are kept below knee height which provides a micro climate for each vine. Being so low and not trellised they are hand harvested.
Alcohol
12.5%
Analytical data
dry
1.5 g/l residual sugar
6.03 g/l acidity
3.53 pH
Vineyard
Breede River Valley
Soil Type
Alluvial / Sandy Clay
Viticulture
The grapes are from the Worcester area with yields generally lower at 10 t/ha asopposed to the normal 15 t/ha. This is due to the trellising of the vines, bush vines do not have a conventional trellis and are kept to below knee height and hence produce a micro climate in each vine.
Aromas
Wood: none
Taste
Body: moderate
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
GTIN: 5060096612018
Packaging
Bottles per case: 6
GTIN: 15060096612015
