Estate Collection Chenin Blanc

Crackling pork belly with a nectarine chutney on creamed mashed potatoes

The 2024/2025 season had a cold, wet winter, a cool spring with rainfall and sufficient soil moisture levels. This indicated a late start to the harvest season. We experienced less stress and no disease pressure in our vineyards. We had two hot days in December but the vineyards were resilient and showed no signs of heat stress. A warm ripening period ensued with greater diurnal shifts, resulting in a classic vintage that shows great promise of exceptional quality and ageability.

The wine remained in barrel for a period of 11 months before blending and bottling.

Weathered granite, sand and quartz. Batch-picked in five passes from a two-hectare site. The vineyard’s changing slope, as well as stem ripeness, dictated the picking. The grapes were whole-bunch pressed, fermented naturally with indigenous yeast and matured in seasoned 500-litre French oak barrels. The wine went through 100% malolactic fermentation.

Hazendal is a heritage farm and wine estate in Stellenbosch. For more than three centuries Hazendal has been a widely recognised Cape Winelands landmark. Nestled in the Bottelary Hills, it has transitioned from a humble grain and livestock operation in the 17th century, into a notable wine producer and premium lifestyle estate. Today, Hazendal offers families, life adventurists and wine and food aficionados, a rare combination of culinary, cultural, educational and outdoor experiences.