Hailing from the fabled terroir of South Africa’s Skurfberg, in the Citrustdal Mountains, this iconic Cape Chenin Blanc boasts a stellar 7 x 5-star ratings in Platter’s South African Wine Guide since its 2009 vintage debut. The vineyard was planted between 1957 and 1960 and therefor part of the official Certified Heritage Vineyards. The grapes from this unirrigated, bushvine vineyard, was naturally fermented in 400lt 4th fill barrels and one concrete egg. Aged on the lees for another 6 months before blending and bottling. “The wine shows incredible concentration of flavours. A good mix of spice, pear, white peach and citrus with a beautiful salinity on the finish. This is everything we look for in a Chenin Blanc.” Analysis: Alc 13% The Mary Delany Collection is crafted from grapes sourced from unique vineyard sites throughout the Cape. Each of the labels depicts a botanical collage created by British artist Mary Delany. These remarkable works of art were hand crafted in the late 1700s using hundreds of tiny pieces of cut paper.
