2020-06-23
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Leeuwenkuil Reserve White

Category
White 
Grapes
80% Chenin Blanc, 20% blend of: Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Verdelho, Clairette, Chardonnay, Colombar, Viognier 
Appellation
Swartland 
Producer
Leeuwenkuil 
Country
South Africa 
Region
Swartland 
Size
750 ml 
Degree of alcohol
13 % 
Available in these provinces
Ontario 
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  • Terroir
    The Reserve White is a vintage blend of the best whites Leeuwenkuil produces from the Swartland region. The crop was reduced to one bunch per shoot to enhance the quality of the grapes. They were picked when their sugars were between 18 and 23.5 degrees Balling.

    The yield was 8 ton per ha.
  • Vinification and maturation
    After handpicking the grapes, they were whole-bunch pressed to retain their natural acidity. Half of the wine was fermented in 5 000 L French oak barrels and the other half in stainless steel tanks, and aged for nine months before blending and bottling.
  • Features
    This is a vintage blend of the best whites Leeuwenkuil produces from the Swartland region. Delicate nose of white blossoms, apple and just a hint of pepper. The palate offers ripe peach and tangy pineapple flavour with an intriguing underlying chalky minerality which lingers on the finish.
  • Food Pairings
    Delicious whether enjoyed on its own or as the perfect accompaniment to seafood, goats cheese or a rich creamy pasta.
  • Terroir
    The Reserve White is a vintage blend of the best whites Leeuwenkuil produces from the Swartland region. The crop was reduced to one bunch per shoot to enhance the quality of the grapes. They were picked when their sugars were between 18 and 23.5 degrees Balling.
    The yield was 8 ton per ha.
  • Vinification and maturation
    After handpicking the grapes, they were whole-bunch pressed to retain their natural acidity. Half of the wine was fermented in 5 000 L French oak barrels and the other half in stainless steel tanks, and aged for nine months before blending and bottling.
  • Features
    This is a vintage blend of the best whites Leeuwenkuil produces from the Swartland region. Delicate nose of white blossoms, apple and just a hint of pepper. The palate offers ripe peach and tangy pineapple flavour with an intriguing underlying chalky minerality which lingers on the finish.
  • Food Pairings
    Delicious whether enjoyed on its own or as the perfect accompaniment to seafood, goats cheese or a rich creamy pasta.