Chenin Blanc is a variety Craven Wines always wanted to work with but were waiting for the right vineyard to come along. Towards the end of 2015, they came across a site up on the Polkadraai Hills. This faux-bushvine vineyard planted in 1981 had been farmed for sweet wine production, and the farmer was happy for them to make some dry wine out of it. A little bit of TLC and they had a special block on their hands. Grapes were whole-bunch pressed to a concrete tank and left to ferment naturally. Following completion of malolactic fermentation, wine was left on the lees for around 4 months before its first racking. It spent a total of 9 months in barrel before bottling. Bottled at 13%. (Bottle size 750ml)

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