Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc 2009
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our wines » Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc 2009

technical analysis
Winemaker :  Ken Forrester
Main Variety :  Chenin Blanc
Alcohol :  14.0  %vol
pH :  3.17
RS :  3.9 g/l
Total Acid :  6.9 g/l
Yield :  4-6  ton/H
Appellation :  Stellenbosch, Helderberg
characteristics
Type :  White
Body :  Full

 
accolades
2010 Reserve Chenin Blanc
  • Robert Parker Rating Aug. 2011 - 92 points

    • 2009 vintage
  • Wine Spectator - 500 Top Performers
  • Wine Spectator - 88 points
  • IWC - silver medal
  • Decanter World Wine Awards - silver
  • The most copied Chenin Blanc
  • Platter 4 stars (2011 ed)
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    tasting notes
    Golden hued and full bodied, with melon and spicy baked apple aromas. Layered, with mineral notes enhanced by honeycomb and caramel flavours from lees contact. This wine is a great example of the harmonious balance which can be achieved between fruit and delicate oak/vanilla flavours, as they combine to form complex, soft flavours with sufficient body to enhance even spicy and full flavoured meals.
     
    blend information
    100% Chenin Blanc
     
    food suggestions
    Can be served with many varied spicy dishes, full flavoured fish or chicken dishes.
    Ideal with crayfish, prawns. A true benchmark for relaxed enjoyment.
     
    in the vineyard
    Grape Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
    Region: Stellenbosch, Helderberg
    35 years old
    Soil: Clovelly – (deep yellow sand).
    Mature unirrigated vineyards with controlled yields.
    Locality: South-south-west
     
    about the harvest
    Hand harvested, with careful selection.
    Yield: Low trellis and old bush vines. Approx 4 - 6 tons
     
    in the cellar
    Barrel and tank fermented and left on the lees (9 months French oak, 20% new) matured on secondary lees for a rounded complexity.
     
      
     
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