2000 Jordan Chenin Blanc
Description
Spectacular panoramic views of Stellenbosch and Cape Town, cool hillside vineyards planted to classic varieties, and a modern family-run winery have combined to produce distinctive wines displaying the ripe concentrated fruity accessibility of the New World, with the complex elegance of classic wine styles.
Variety
100% Chenin Blanc.
Vineyards
The grapes were harvested from 12 - 16 year old cool south- and east-facing vineyards, situated on decomposed granite and loamy soils, 220m above sea level.
Harvest Date
The grapes were harvested between 10th and 17th February 2000.
Winemaking
The juice was barrel- fermented in 228l second-fill Burgundy-shaped barrels, and matured “sur-lie” in the barrel for 6 months with occasional “batonage”.
Tasting Notes
Layers of rich tropical fruit and creamy citrus flavours, interlaced with a spicy complexity from barrel-fermentation create a well-balanced dry wine with a natural fruity acidity. Only 1 000 cases of this Barrel-fermented Chenin were made.
Analysis
Alc: 13%, TA: 6.8g/l, pH: 3.1, RS: 5.5g/l