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After winning the ‘Wine Magazine Chenin Blanc Challenge’ in 1999, Villiera’s winemakers, Jeff Grier and Anton Smal, snapped up the opportunity to visit the spiritual home of Chenin Blanc, France’s Loire Valley. Many great Chenin Blancs were discovered and enjoyed but it soon dawned upon the group that Chenin Blanc achieves perfection as a noble late harvest. As a result, Jeff and Anton were inspired to create a noble late harvest from Chenin Blanc in 2000. Since then the wine has become a regular fixture in the range.
Trained pickers hand select the botrytis infected berries exclusively. After a long sticky day buckets of furry looking raisins reach the cellar and are deposited into a tank press where they are soaked overnight. After pressing the next morning, the juice is clarified by settling and then fermented in a combination of new and used French Oak barrels.
Wine Cellaring: This wine will benefit from many years of maturation in the bottle.
Tasting Notes: This botrytis infected noble late harvest Chenin Blanc has a brilliant golden appearance. It is intensely fragrant with hints of honey, raisins, marmalade and nuts penetrating the aroma. On the palate it is rich and sweet, but with sufficient acid to balance and it lingers forever.
Bottle Sizes Available:
Half Bottle (375ml)
Analysis: Residual Sugar 153.00g/l Total Acid 10.00g/l
Alcohol 13.20vol% pH 3.80
Previous Awards:
2005 - DECANTER Magazine, 2006, Silver Medal
2003 - SA Trophy Wine Show, 2004, Bronze Medal
2003 - 'Rendez-vous du Chenin' competition, 2004, World top 51 best expres
2003 - International Wine and Spirit Competition, 2004, Bronze Medal
2003 - Veritas, 2004, Gold Medal
2003 - JOHN PLATTER Wine Guide, 2005, 4 Stars
2002 - JOHN PLATTER Wine Guide, 2004, 4 Stars
2001 - JOHN PLATTER Wine Guide, 2003, 4 Stars
2001 - The Wine Spectator, 2004, 90 Points
2000 - SA Young Wine Show, 2000, Class Winner
2000 - JOHN PLATTER Wine Guide, 2002, 4 Stars
2000 - International Michelangelo Awards, 2001, Silver Medal
2000 - WINPAC (Hong Kong), 2002, Gold Medal
2000 - WINE Magazine, 2002, 4 Stars
2000 - Veritas, 2001, Silver Medal
2000 - International Michelangelo Awards, 2002, Silver Medal
2000 - Veritas, 2002, Silver Medal
2000 - Basel Wine Fair (Switzerland), 2002, Gold Medal
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