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riverside-chenin-blanc 2020

Name: riverside-chenin-blanc
Brand: Keermont
SKU: 105676
Price: 104.9 BGN
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Keermont

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Art. # 7757

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Planted in 1971, Riverside Chenin blanc is the oldest vineyard on Keermont and one of the oldest blocks on Chenin blanc in Stellenbosch. This patchy old vineyard, at an elevation of 250m, delivers very low yields of incredible quality fruit year in and year out. Like the old vines from which it is made, this wine has great complexity and character with quiet intensity. Fermentation is carried out by yeast which occurs naturally on the grape skins and in the winery. This wine was fermented and then spent a further 11 months maturing on the lees in three seasoned 500L French oak barrels. The aromas are fresh with delicate floral notes of lily and salted cashew and a soft indication of oak. The palate is crisp and dry up front, with racy acidity and a long finish. White fruit notes follow through from the nose, and pear and granny smith apple flavours are most evident. After some time in the glass, it shows cumin and ginger spice with characteristic salinity and light texture on the finish.

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Keermont Vineyards is a specialist wine estate set in the naturally-formed amphitheatre between the Helderberg and Stellenbosch Mountain ranges. All grapes used in producing wines are grown on Keermont Vineyards. Most of the vineyard parcels grow on deep red clay rich soil derived from sandstone and granite and are surrounded by indigenous vegetation. They lie between 250 and 400 metres above sea level at the top of the valley, and have a variety of aspects from North East to West facing. In 2001, the Wraith family moved to the Western Cape from Gauteng and in 2003 bought two adjacent farms which today make up Keermont Vineyards. In the winery the aim is to guide the wines through fermentation and maturation as gently and naturally as possible. In Keermont they believe that through this gentle process, they can capture the true essence of the fruit that they put so much effort into growing. For this reason they allow a natural and spontaneous fermentation to occur, they mature the wines in seasoned oak casks, then move the wine using gravitational flow rather than pumps and bottle the wine with little filtration ( white wines) and with no filtration ( red wines).

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