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Stellenrust Heritage Collection Chenin Blanc 2015
Stellenbosch WO
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- Gold, International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2015
- 92pts, The Wine Advocate, 2016
Stellenrust Bush Vine is a big step above your average Chenin. It’s from Stellenbosch, home to some of South Africa’s finest wines. Part barrel fermented with wild yeasts and aged on its lees, it’s complex and serious with lemony intensity.
Stellenrust Bush Vine is a big step above your average Chenin. It’s from Stellenbosch, home to some of South Africa’s finest wines. Part barrel fermented with wild yeasts and aged on its lees, it’s complex and serious with lemony intensity.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Crisp and clean with a combination of citrus, pear and a mineral edge
Aroma
Intense lime aromas are underpinned by a layer of tropical fruit
More information
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White - Dry
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Very pale gold
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13.5% ABV
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10.13 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2018
If you’re looking for a smart Chenin Blanc with amazing depth of flavour, Stellenrust is a very good buy. Established in 1928, Stellenrust is one of South Africa’s most successful family owned wineries. Like many Cape estates, Chenin Blanc is something of a speciality of theirs. But few estates lavish quite as much care and attention on this Loire Valley favourite as this wine has enjoyed. First, the fruit is hand harvested from old bush vines aged 30 years and more. After pressing, 88% of the fruit is fermented in stainless steel, while the remaining 12% is aged in old oak to give a greater degree of complexity. Then five months on lees produces a creamy texture that makes the wine ideal to serve solo, or with salads or carpaccio of tuna.
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