Old Vines Chenin Blanc - Lievland

Old Vines Chenin Blanc - LievlandThe barrel-aged Old Vines Chenin Blanc from the Cape South Coast viticultural region presents a bright platinum yellow color in the glass. The first nose of Old Vines Chenin Blanc flatters with notes of quince, grapefruit and sour cherries. The fruity parts of the bouquet are joined by notes of barrel aging like even more fruity-balsamic nuances. The Lievland Old Vines Chenin Blanc impresses with its elegantly dry taste. It was bottled with 3.8 grams of residual sugar. This is a real quality wine, which clearly stands out from simpler qualities, and so this South African naturally enchants with the finest balance despite all dryness. Excellent taste does not necessarily require sugar. With its present fruit acidity, the Old Vines Chenin Blanc is exceptionally fresh and lively on the palate. The final of this youthful white wine from the Cape South Coast wine region, more precisely from Stellenbosch, finally thrills with a beautiful reverberation. Vinification of the Lievland Old Vines Chenin Blanc The basis for the balanced Old Vines Chenin Blanc from Cape South Coast are grapes from the grape variety Chenin Blanc. The grapes for this white wine from South Africa are harvested exclusively by hand when they are perfectly ripe. After the harvest, the grapes reach the winery by the fastest route. Here they are selected and carefully milled. Fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks and large wood at controlled temperatures. The vinification is followed by aging for several months on the fine lees before the wine is finally bottled. Food recommendation for the Old Vines Chenin Blanc from Lievland Enjoy this white wine from South Africa best moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C as an accompanying wine to vegetable salad with beetroot, coconut-lime fish curry or spaghetti with yogurt-mint pesto. Awards for the Old Vines Chenin Blanc from Lievland In addition to an absolutely first-class price for the quality, this white wine from Lievland can also boast of awards . In detail, these are for the 2020 vintage Tim Atkin Master of Wine - 90 points