Angus Paul Fantamtango Chenin Blanc

This Chenin Blanc is produced from a single vineyard, located in the Upper Blaauwklippen Valley on the Helderberg Mountains – a region well known for outstanding wines. Nestled at 280m above sea level in the shadow of the mountain, the site is cool by Stellenbosch standards.

Grapes were hand picked and whole bunch pressed. The cloudy juice was transferred, without the addition of sulphur, yeast, acid or enzymes, to concrete eggs and neutral oak barrels. Fermentation took place over 4 weeks before the wine went through full malolactic fermentation.

Crushed clovers, jasmine and yellow peaches denote the signatures of the vineyard. It is a classic Chenin in this respect. Pure and exotic. Look a little deeper and the subtler nuances of citrus unveil themselves. The palate rips with tension, fizzling down the tongue as a sherbet powder.