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Rijk’s Chenin Blanc Reserve 2020

R443.00

Region: Tulbagh

Tasting note:

Golden hued and full bodied. This beautifully made wine has an attractive nose with combinations of tropical and yellow fruit aromas with nuances of cashew nuts. These flavours are supported on the palate by a delicate use of oak that allows the true cultivar characteristics to shine. It has a long lingering finish that exits the palate screaming for more.

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On their Tulbagh farm with ‘very unique vertical shale soils’, Tiger Dorrington has taken over the running of the winery founded by his father Neville, and continues the specialisation in pinotage and chenin and the drive ‘to create the highest-quality wines, expressing a sense of place’. Neville remains in his longtime role as viticulturist, working alongside farm manager Daniel Pienaar on projects such as adding mulch in the form of bales and woodchips to vineyard mounds, and planting cover crops tailored to individual blocks.
The historic town of Tulbagh is 120km north east of Cape Town and 90km east of the Atlantic coast in a Mediterranean climate. The valley is surrounded by the Winterhoek, Obiqua and Witzenberg mountains, often snow-capped in winter. Very dry summers with fresh south easterly winds keep vineyards healthy and disease free while the surrounding mountains ensure cool summer nights.

This 100% Chenin Blanc is from 80% raised bush vines and 20% trellised. Grapes were night harvested and picked by hand to retain flavours.