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Coterie by Wildeberg – Chenin Blanc Grenache Blanc 2022
R210.00
A blend of 67% Chenin Blanc and 33% Grenache Blanc. Hand-harvested, naturally-fermented. Aged in older French oak.
Wildeberg’s rationale is to source the finest vineyards available to us across Franschhoek and the Coastal Region, from which cuvées the eyes are plucked to make Wildeberg and the Terroir Series releases. In doing so there remains a small yet definitive expression of all the vineyards we worked with, and its these cuvees that are again selected to go into Coterie by Wildeberg. Chenin and Grenache Blanc really complement each other very well. Both varietals love the Coastal Region’s arid soils and Mediterranean climate due to their inherent tolerance to drought. Both components were naturally fermented in 600L French oak barrels. The Chenin is from an old, low-yielding Franschhoek vineyard planted in 1982 (67%). This brings freshness and tightness to the blend, the old vines also bring Wildeberg’s hallmark texture. The Grenache Blanc is from vibrant, younger plantings Paarl (33%), adding body and structure with this cultivars naturally exotic notes of jasmine and white spice. 67% 2nd fill and 33% 3rd fill barrels.
Corlien’s notes: “Pure fruit upfront gives way to some creamy, nutty notes with just a touch of perfume. A tight, dry and saline finish concludes.”
ANALYSIS: ALC 13% | RS 1.8 g/l | TA 5.6 g/l | pH 3.53
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Description
Franschoek has been an established wine region for some 350 years, sensible generations never thought to plant a vine on this particular site until a happy band of idealists recently craned their necks up at this hillside and, dizzy with hope, decided to give it a go.
The Wildeberg wines express the most captivating Franschhoek Valley fruit. In their Wildeberg terroirs bottlings they look beyond their home to a clutch of exceptional sites of other origin.
The farm’s compact barrel hall is busily bubbling away with wild ferments whilst a small winery will form the next evolutionary phase. They have sublime accommodation for guests and arguably the most dramatically-appointed tasting room in the hemisphere.
The Coterie wines draw upon a convergence of Wildeberg’s tiny production pool of identified vineyards. Made with Wildeberg’s cornerstone philosophies of minimal intervention winemaking, wild ferment and coarse filtration to capture the essence of the source vineyards and soils.
Additional Information
| Producer | Wildeberg |
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