Stellenrust Chenin 54 - Barrel Fermented (single bottle)

100% Chenin Blanc

This Chenin will complement an array of dishes: from orange infused duck confit to lemon infused Norwegian salmon on a bed of creamed spinach and potato puree.

53 year old bush vines from Bottelary property planted in ironstone. Careful attention to detail and cautious treatment of botrytis infected bunches were necessary during the 2017 vintage to keep the wine as delicately balanced as usual.

Two harvests were performed in order to reach optimal ripeness, but still avoid over ripeness and extraction.

Grapes are harvested between 22° - 24° Balling.

Grapes were thoroughly sorted, barrels selected and a production reduction of 21% was necessary to maintain quality levels. The juice was allowed to settle without enzymes over several days. The juice is then drawn off into a special selection of barrels and allowed to ferment naturally. Fermentation took just under 8 months to finish and the wine was kept on the fermentation lees for an additional 1 month. Time spent on lees in barrel: 9 months in oak: 90% French and 10% Hungarian oak.