Paulus Bosberaad Chenin Blanc 2021 White

WINE: BOSBERAAD CHENIN BLANC 2024

PRODUCTION: 7480 BOTTLES

REGION: SWARTLAND, PAARDEBERG

VINEYARD: KWEPERFONTEIN, WATERVALE, JAKKALSFONTEIN

VARIETY: CHENIN BLANC

AGE OF THE VINES: 44 YEARS

YIELDS: 2T/HA

SOIL: DECOMPOSITE GRANITE

FARMING: SUBSTAINABLE

RAINFALL: 500 MM PER YEAR

IRRIGATION: NO

PRUNING: GOBELET

ALTITUDE: 203 METERS

HARVEST: BY HAND WITH SORTING

YEAST: INDIGENEOUS

WINEMAKING: WHOLE BUNCH PRESSED INTO OLD OAK BARRELS & CONCRETE EGG

AGING: 12 MONTHS ON LEES

FINING: NO

FILTRATION: NO

ALCOHOL: 13 %

RESIDUAL: 1.6 G/L

PH: 3.28

ACIDITY: 5.7 G/L

TOTAL SULPHUR: 85 MG/L

Swartland Chenin Blanc bush vines from the Paardeberg planted in 1980 in deep decomposed granite soils. Hand picked and whole bunch pressed into old oak barrels (and a egg) where the juice ferments and settles naturally. The wine is kept on the lees for about twelve months and then racked and bottled. No fining, no filtration, just a kiss of sulphur.

On the nose, we pick up a variety of stone fruits like pear and apricot accompanied by delicate hints of white flower, baked quince and honeycomb. On the pallet, there is a certain richness and power that comes through, a slight hint of reduction and saltiness that emphasises and elevates freshness to the wine.

Because of the position at the bottom of the valley, the vines are exposed to sunlight for a relatively short time. That is why you don’t get those ripe Chenin flavour that you would usually expect from a Swartland vineyard. The bottom section is (right in the middle of the valley) a lot greener than the top section which gives a nice mix and balance of different flavours and textures.