Sylvanvale Vineyards SylvanVale Chenin Blanc Devon Valley Stellenbosh
Name:
Sylvanvale Vineyards SylvanVale Chenin Blanc Devon Valley Stellenbosh - 2006
Where it's from:
>South Africa
>Stellenbosch
>Devon Valley
Price per case:
£99.41
Bottle size:
75 cl
Bottles per case:
12
Grapes:
Chenin Blanc
Description:
Sylvanvale Vineyards SylvanVale Chenin Blanc Devon Valley Stellenbosh from South Africa, Stellenbosch, Devon Valley by Sylvan Vale Vineyards (12 x 75 cl)
Sylvanvale Vineyards SylvanVale Cabernet Rose Devon Valley Stellenbosh from South Africa, Stellenbosch, Devon Valley by Sylvan Vale Vineyards (12 x 75 cl)
Vinification: Cool fermentation in stainless steel, no wood ageing. Tasting note: a European-style wine with intense gooseberry aromas. Total production 2,300 bottles (6 x 75 cl)
Vinification: Temperature controlled to ensure maximum use of the Pinotage's excellent flavour potential. Tasting notes: considered by many to be South Africa's benchmark Pinotage, the wine shows flavours of rich and ripe fruit whilst also having a tannin softness that makes the wine very drinkable. (6 x 75 cl)
Vinification: Open top fermentation with hand 'pigeage' and basket pressing. Aged in barrels for 12 months. Tasting notes: a full but approachable flagship wine that highlights Clos Malverne's commitment to Pinotage blending. A wine with potential to age, it shows ripe and full flavours that are balanced by elegant tannins. (6 x 75 cl)
Very deep colour, ripe, open nose with aromas of plums and blackberries. Richly flavoured with plumy, chocolaty fruit and vanilla spice. Soft and rounded but with underlying ripe tannins giving the structure to age up to 5 years. The grapes are hand harvested at optimal ripeness, destalked, crushed and fermented for 3 days on the skins in open fermenting tanks at an average temperature of 32ÂșC. After fermentation the skins are pressed in traditional basket presses. The free run juice is then combined and malolactic fermentation takes place spontaneously in the tank. The wine is then racked in 225l oak barrels for 4 months before fining, filtering and bottling. Summers in this area are warm and dry with sea breezes from nearby False Bay cooling the vineyards in the afternoons. Winters are wet and cold with high rainfall. (6 x 75 cl)