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Vulpes ‘Chama’ Chenin Blanc 2023
R399.00
Named after Vulpes Chama or The Cape Fox. The Cape Fox is only found in Southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa.
Grapes from two different parcels in the Paardeberg, the grapes were picked 10 days apart and whole bunch pressed, rough settled overnight and naturally fermented in 228 litre 6th fill French barrels. This vintage was picked a little later. After malolactic fermentation, the wine was racked of the gross lees, sulphur dioxide was added and put back on the fine lees for aging. Bottled on the 19th of January.
ANALYSIS: Alc 13% | RS 1.4 g/l | TA 5.5 g/l | pH 3.3
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Description
De Vos is a Dutch surname meaning “the fox”, and Vulpes is the genus name for fox. Each wine is named after a different species of fox.
Volumes are minuscule for the 2023 vintage. The two Chenins are very much in the ‘modern classic’ style – think Alheit, David and Nadia, or Mullineux. The Stellenbosch Cabernet is not a traditionally-styled wine (and deliberately bottled in a non-standard claret bottle); it is almost more Cabernet Franc-like in its particular floral and spice character.
Additional Information
| Producer | Vulpes Wines |
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