Chenin Blanc

Grilled chicken, smoked chicken salad, brie & goat’s milk cheese.

Grapes were selected from 28 year old vines of which canopies were left open to expose bunches and leaves to more sunlight ensuring fruit driven wines.

This Chenin Blanc was 64% barrel fermented and matured for 9 months in only 500-liter barrels with just 5% new barrels. Of the final blend, 22% was tank-fermented for added freshness. 14% Fermented and aged in concrete for mouthfeel. 2% whole bunch pressed barrel-fermented Viognier and 2% hyper oxidized barrel-fermented Viognier adds the “salt and pepper” to this Chenin Blanc.

Deetlefs Wine Estate, situated in the picturesque Breedekloof (Rawsonville), is the second oldest wine estate in South Africa under ownership of the same family, established in 1822 and celebrated 200 years of existence in 2022. Age old family traditions passed through the generations and an intimate knowledge of every facet of this estate can be experienced in our handcrafted, classic styled wines.