Kaapzicht Kliprug Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2022

The Kliprug Chenin Blanc Vineyard is certified Old Vine and 4.18 hectares in size. This vineyard was planted as bush-vine in 1982, making it 41 years old. The vineyard was given the name ‘Kliprug’ (Rocky back) by the farm employees for its appearance, as the vineyard is dotted with rough iron-rich stones which impart perfect texture, balance and that magical old-vine x-factor in the wine. The grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed and crushed (with skin-contact in the press). The wine is settled over-night after a light pressing and racked into 500l barrels for spontaneous fermentation. Fermentation can last between 2-4weeks, after which, it is aged for a further 10 months in barrel. It is bottled in the beginning of December each year and released at the beginning of February. Only 3,000 bottles were produced for the first vintage of this wine in 2015. 6 vintages later, we have now managed to bottle the full potential of this vineyard of 29,000 bottles.