Elodie 2023
R 420.00
VINEYARD NOTES
The 2023 vintage of Landscape Series Elodie Chenin Blanc was meticulously produced using grapes sourced from two distinct dry-land Swartland bush vine blocks. Thirty per cent of the fruit came from the Jakkalsfontein vineyard, known for its granite soils and vines planted in 1981. The remaining 70% hailed from Nuweland, characterized by its iron-rich soils and vines planted in 1982.
WINEMAKING
All fruit was whole bunch pressed and 100% wild fermented. A small part of the wine, about 10% of the blend, was fermented and aged in clay amphorae, while the rest was fermented and matured in older 400-and 500L barrels. The wine spent nine months on its lees before blending and bottling.
TASTING NOTE
Baked apple, lemon curd, honey, and ripe peach aromatics lead into an equally copious palate, with apricots, kumquats, and lime peel keenly expressive. That layered and dense core of fruit is balanced by freshness on the nose that is beautifully kelpy and briny, akin to sea spray. Tension and richness are expertly balanced.
Collections: The Landscape Series