Stats
- Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc
- Vineyard: Brandnetel Vineyard (Nietvoobij, Stellenbosch)
- Vine Age: 43-years-old
- Soil Type: Table Mountain sandstone and clay
- Viticulture: Conventional
- Fermentation: Native – old 225L oak barrels (100% whole-bunch pressed)
- Skin Contact: None
- Aging: 9 months on gross lees in old French 225L oak
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- pH: 3.48
- Total Acidity: 5.2 g/L
- Total SO2: 110 ppm
- Total Production: 150 cases
- UPC: 606110392419
Tasting Note
Brimming with delicate notes of quince, white peach and blood orange, the palate pulls through with quintessential Chenin blanc star power, including a rich and more-ish palate and lemon-zip acidity. It offers a wonderfully palatable lesson in appreciating differing terroir, bringing forward a more linear expression that ends with a slight saltiness achieved from the mineral-rich soils.
Press & Reviews
The WineMag
93
"From a Stellenbosch planted in 1980 with 32 different rootstocks for trial purposes. Exotic aromatics of peach, melon and pineapple. The palate has weight and depth – dense fruit, bright acidity and a gently savoury finish."
- Christian Eedes
- Christian Eedes
Tim Atkin, MW
96
"My favourite of the superb trio of terroir-specific Chenin Blancs, Brandnetel hails from a 0.3-hectrare parcel that was planted on the Simonsberg as a rootstock trial block in 1980. Compact, concentrated, leesy and layered, it has layers of spices and lemon butter, racy acidity and a long, almost salty finish. Up there with the best of the Cape. 2024-30"
- Tim Atkin, MW
- Tim Atkin, MW
Wine Spectator
92
"Pure notes of ripe melon, fig and poached quince are accented by honeysuckle, pickled ginger, spun honey and green almond in this graceful, intense white. A subtle, toasty underpinning adds depth, while well-cut acidity drives the spiced finish. Drink now through 2032. 150 cases made, 45 cases imported."
- Alison Napjus
- Alison Napjus