Drostdy Hof Adelpracht 2000

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On the nose the wine displays fruit salad aromas and flavours of honey and lemon. On the palate it is an intense late harvest wine with an excellent fruit acid and sugar balance.

variety : Chenin Blanc [ Chenin Blanc ]

winery : Drostdy-Hof Wines

winemaker : Frans du Toit

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 12 % vol rs : 44.5 g/l pH : 3.4 ta : 6.7 g/l

pack : Bottle

in the vineyard : The wine was made from Chenin Blanc grapes from vineyards in the Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Wellington and Malmesbury areas. The vineyards are situated at altitudes ranging from 90 to 160 metres above sea level. Some of the vines are trellised and some grow as bush vines. The vineyards were planted from 1978 to 1989.

about the harvest: The grapes were picked by hand at 23 to 24.5ÂºBalling from the end of March until mid April.

in the cellar : In the cellar the juice received skin contact for 4 hours and fermented at 14ÂºC for 10 days.

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