Grapevine: Kanu Chenin Blanc Wooded 2002

Accountancy SA,  Sep 2003  

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TASTING NOTES | Clear and bright, lively lemony colour with a green tinge. On the nose a veritable fruit punch, explosive tropical bouquet of pineapple, banana, granadilla, guava and spanspek. The flavours unfold delightfully on the palate with a full, rich mouth feel. Layers of complexity culminate in a long lingering finish. Serve at 12 - 15[degrees]C. Grilled crayfish with lemon and garlic butter; pan-fried Cape Salmon; braaied snoek; moules mariniere; roast chicken filled with apricot and nut stuffing; duck l'orange; fresh, grilled tuna steak; butternut gnocchi with sage butter; aubergine and mozzarella bake; and fresh strawberries.

IN THE CELLAR | Canopy management of the vines ensured natural high acidity and full flavour concentration. The grapes were lightly crushed, and the free-flow juice was allowed to settle overnight at 8[degrees]C. The clear juice was then fermented in 1st, 2nd and 3rd fill 225 litre French barriques. Twenty five percent of the wine was allowed to undergo natural fermentation, and the remainder was inoculated with a cultured yeast. It remained in barrel for eight months on the lees; thereafter it was racked, cold stabilised, filtered and bottled. Fermentation temperature: Barrel cellar 14[degrees]C, fermentation temperature not measured. Wood ageing: 8 months in 40% new French Oak, 60% second fill.

AGEING POTENTIAL | Drinking well on release - up to three years after harvest.

ACCOLADES | 2001 Vintage: **** SA Wine Magazine - February 2002; **** SAWTS review - February 2002; one of the top ten wines Chenin Blanc Challenge 2002. 86/100 in USA Wine Spectator - April 2003 edition; Silver medal at the Veritas 2002; Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2002 - Silver. Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2003 - Bronze

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