Blackwater Chaos Theory Blanc 2017 is produced from a blend of 65% Chenin Blanc, 20% Clairette Blanche and 15% Palomino. Three different regions and picking times. The Chenin was the first pick and the wine was barrel fermented until dry, and is ‘simply’ a four barrel selection of winemaker Francois Haasbroek's varietal ‘Piquet’. The Palomino was next to be picked and while the varietal Palomino that Francois makes is the same vineyard, this lot was treated to three weeks on skins in barrel. The Clairette was the only vineyard that was intentionally used for this wine and was fermented in stainless steel spending two weeks on the skins. When all of the lots went dry, Francois racked them to 300-litre French barrels for aging on the gross lees. There was no battonage keeping the wines quite tight even though they went through malolactic fermentation on their own. They were bottled after 14 months aging without fining or filtration and a small addition of sulphur. Bottled at 11.5%. (Bottle size 750ml)

Nose: Lemon peel, dried apricot and peach.

Palate: Very lean and mineral. Hints pear, quince, and peach. An intriguing subtle savoury moreish mid-palate.

Finish: A subtle tannic grip with lingering notes grapefruit peel and flinty minerality.

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