Alheit Vineyards

Hereafter Here

Name: Hereafter Here
Brand: Alheit Vineyards
Price: 329 ZAR
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 92 (2 reviews)

Chenin Blanc•Western Cape•South Africa

Due to the highly exclusive, and sought-after nature of this product, the vendor has requested to limit quantities per customer to ensure distribution.

1 bottle750 ml•R110 delivery

R329

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R1,974

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CPT: 6

Taste profile

Type

White Wine

On the palate

As with the 2022 wine, reasonably good yields meant that we had some old vineyard wine available to bolster the young vine fruit that this wine was created for. The wine is more subtle and more mellow in personality that previous vintages. It shows some yellow fruit and sweet herbs on the nose, quite pretty but not loud. The palate is savoury for a Chenin. It seems like a slow-moving deep-water swell of flavour that builds and falls in its own time. This wine will be a great companion at the dinner table.

Herbs

Pear

White Peach

Pineapple

Cultivar

Region

Appellation

Country

Alcohol

13.21%

Residual sugar

1.6 g/L

Cellaring potential

3 to 5 years

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The grapes were picked early in the morning, sorting in the vineyard, and whole bunch pressed. The juice was very lightly settled (we like very cloudy raw juice) with no additions to the raw juice, wild fermentation in took place in old barrels of various sizes. Fermentation lasted for about two months. The wine was kept on lees for around 12 months, then rested in tank on fine lees without fining for a further six months prior to bottling. Very simple, careful winemaking.

Alheit Vineyards is a family business started in 2010 by husband and wife team Chris and Suzaan Alheit. They met at Stellenbosch University, fell in love, travelled the world together, got married, then travelled some more. Eventually they settled on Hemelrand farm close to Hermanus and started their project. Our goals are simple. We want to make wines with a clear sense of Cape identity. We want to show that the Cape’s vinous heritage is worth celebrating and protecting. We love old vineyards. We love dry farming. We love bushvines. We think that “ordinary grapes” are in fact wonderful. We believe that great things are possible here in the Cape, and that we are now just scratching the surface of what can be done.

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