Nose
Fresh sweet citrus fruit, red apple, meringue
Palate
Lemon zest, grapefruit, meringue, crisp acidity
Harvest
A tricky season commencing with good early vine growth, followed by a wet November. Early summer was hot and dry, with soil moisture from spring rainfall building out the vine
canopies nicely. Following another cold spell in early February, the Chenin Blanc fruit was picked with a liveliness and purity befitting of the cooler growing conditions.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested fruit was whole-bunch pressed to avoid skin
phenolics, settled overnight then fermented in stainless steel
tanks; the cool ferment helping to retain fresh fruit aromatics.
The wine was then fined, filtered and tirage bottled in June for
secondary fermentation and remained on lees until February
2022 to gain additional complexity and a fine bead.
Aging
Drink now for immediate enjoyment
Appearance
Pale straw
Food Pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif or with crustacean dishes