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David & Nadia Skaliekop Chenin Blanc 2023
R990.00
These vines were planted in 1985 in very shallow shale soils in the Paardeberg, being an anomaly as the mountain is granite driven. These soils prove why our region is known for wheat farms as it remains a difficult soil for vineyards in a warm region in a dryland farming context. A narrow tractor road divides the Plat’bos and Skaliekop vineyards.
Skaliekop was harvested mid-February on three picking dates. The wine was fermented and aged separately for 11 months in old neutral French oak barrels before blending and then bottling at the end of the year. This wine is also produced from a Certified Heritage Vineyard (CHV) and forms part of the Old Vine Project (OVP), as the vineyard exceeds 35 years in age.
Since 2020 this vineyard has been included in David & Nadia Chenin Blanc and Aristargos and continues to play an important role in these two wines. Only a small portion is bottled separately as this single vineyard expression.
ANALYSIS: pH 3.28 | RS 2.3 g/L | ALC 13% | TA 6.0 g/L
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Description
David & Nadia is a family owned Swartland driven project and we focus on a spectrum of organic, old and dry land bush vine vineyards from different areas with different soil types throughout the Swartland, farmed by like-minded people. We are members of the Swartland Independent Producers.
In the vineyard we aim for biological farming and in the cellar we work as natural as possible. It is all about the soil and vineyards after all. We believe in a pure, fresh and natural style where site and soil are at work with minimal influence from a winemaking point of view.
Additional Information
| Producer | David & Nadia Sadie |
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