De Trafford Chenin Blanc Reserve 2021
- De Trafford
- White wine - dry
- South Africa - Stellenbosch
- Chenin Blanc
- John Platter: 4.5 stars / 92 points
- Tim Atkin 2022: 94 points
€39.95*
Product information "De Trafford Chenin Blanc Reserve 2021"
The De Trafford Chenin Blanc Reserva presents itself of wonderful yellow-golden straw color in the glass and exudes an exciting bouquet of nutty hints, lemon, lime, dried apricots and dark caramel. The palate is immensely refined and complex, indulging in layered flavors that have been able to develop thanks to 22 months on the fine lees. A Chenin Blanc of stunning depth and texture and a lingering and delicately saline finish.
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The grapes were lightly crushed and first spent two hours on the skin before going into the traditional basket press for gentle pressing. A small amount of sulfur was added to the juice, which was left to rest for two days before being left in wooden barrels and fermented spontaneously. "Spontaneous" in this context means that no commercial yeasts were added to the juice; only the wild yeast naturally occurring on the fruit and in the environment set the fermentation in motion. The wine fermented and aged for 22 months in a combination of 400-liter and 700-liter barrels, with regular stirring up and down of the yeast (batonnage). No new wood was used in this process and malolactic fermentation took place only partially. Finally, the wine was lightly tinted with bentonite (a natural clay) and filled unfiltered by hand on the bottle.
.| Alcohol % Vol: | 14.26 |
|---|---|
| SO₂ content [mg/l]: | 94 |
| acidity [g/l]: | 5.8 |
| acidity level: | low |
| age restriction: | from 16 years |
| allergens: | contains sulfite |
| body / style: | full bodied |
| bottle closure: | cork |
| bottle size [liter]: | 0,75 |
| country of origin: | South Africa |
| distributor: | Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf |
| free SO₂ content [mg/l]: | 8 |
| grape varietals: | Chenin Blanc |
| main grape varietal: | Chenin Blanc |
| optimal drinking window (under ideal storage conditions): | 2030 |
| pH value: | 3.31 |
| ratings: | John Platter 4.5 Sterne, Tim Atkin 93/100 |
| recommended dishes: | fish & seafood, poultry |
| residual sugar: | 2.6 |
| serving temperature: | 12-14 |
| single varietal / blend: | mono varietal |
| type of bottling: | Bottle |
| vinification and maturation: | wooden barrel |
| vintage: | 2021 |
| wine and food pairings: | Fisch, Geflügel |
| wine colour: | white |
| winemaker: | David Trafford, Hendry Hess |
| wine region: | Stellenbosch |
| wine style: | dry |
| wine type: | White wine |
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- John Platter: 4.5 stars / 92 points
- Tim Atkin 2022: 94 points
- Jahrgang 2020 - John Platter: 4.5 Sterne
- Jahrgang 2020 - Tim Atkin 2022: 94 Punkte