Strydom Danièle Chenin Blanc 2021

Kleur: licht goudgeel
Geur: hint van vanille, rijpe abrikoos, walnoot, bloemig, honing en tropisch fruit.
Smaak: vol en sappig, verrassend fris, goede structuur, lekker bittertje, enorme lengte
Houdbaar: nu op dronk, zal zeker tot eind 2026 lekker blijven
Lekker bij: stevige, gekruide gerechten met wit vlees. Pittige gerechten uit de Aziatische keuken. Franse stinkkaas.

Vinification
The grapes were brought in early in the morning and crushed straight into the press. The juice started a cold fermentation in the stainless steel tanks and after fermenting half of the sugar off, we decanted to two 400L Amphorae clay pots for the first picking. The second, slightly riper batch, finished the fermentation in two 500L and one 225L older French oak barrels. After ferment the wine was kept on the leese for 8 months before sulphering and racking off the leese.

Platter’s **** 88/100
Even fresher & brighter in 2021, less tropical, more starfruit & greengage, a lanolin nuance too, persistent creamy thread from 33% ferment in amphora, rest lees-enhanced in oak, 8 months. Lingering, clean farewell.