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CAPE HEIGHTS CHENIN BLANC 2023

£9.05

Western Cape. Quite how they can cram so much fruit into a bottle of this price is a mystery to me! Soft baked apple fruit and zippy citrus lemon and limes with compexity from extended lees aging.

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Description

Quite how they can cram so much flavour in at this price is a mystery to me. Soft baked apple fruit and zippy citrus lemon and limes. Extended lees aging (contact with the dead yeast cells) gives this wine added depth and complexity.

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GRAPE Chenin Blanc CLOSURE Screwcap
REGION Western Cape VEGETARIAN Yes
VINTAGE 2023 VEGAN Yes
ABV 12% ORGANIC No

 

DRY     |________*________|________|________|     SWEET

LIGHT     |________|________|________*________|     FULL BODIED

NO OAK     |________*________|________|________|     OAKY

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Additional information

Boutinot South Africa

Boutinot South Africa is driven by our passion for discovery and desire to capture the real essence of South Africa in every bottle. We have been exploring the country's amazing vineyards to make fabulous wines from specific sites and plots that scream location, location, terroir. Our home-grown South African winemaking team of JD Rossouw, Ryno Booysen and Pierre Louw drive the energy and enthuasiam for expressing the loveliest wines from their country, along with Samantha Bailey's expertise in finesse. The key is knowing the characteristics of each plot, understanding the benefits each cultivar can bring, breaking rules and pushing boundaries. We use a combination of knowledge, a love of nature and science to create versatile, expressive and food-friendly wines from a country that has been making wine for 360 years.
Production

This Chenin Blanc is sourced from vines grown on sandy loams over granite bedrock, the classic Cape soils type. No irrigation is used in the vineyards and very little crop control is needed due to the age of the vines naturally restricting yield. Part of the blend is wild yeast fermented and a tiny percentage in old barrels. The wine is left on fine lees for an extended period for greater palate weight and mouthfeel.

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