Ken Forrester

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Name: Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc
Brand: Ken Forrester
Price: 225 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Cinsault from Cederberg, South Africa

R210

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Ken Forrester

The Cinsault was a project initially to make a small experimental batch (just 2 barrels) to investigate preserving the soft natural fruit character of the grapes

Raspberry

Red Currant

Violet

Tea

We set about making 2 small batches in open fermenters - the one batch we destalked and crushed, the other batch we simply crushed and left the wine to ferment on the stalks and skins. Post-fermentation the stalk batch was way softer with the tannin better integrated, but the destalked batch gave great body to the wine so we blended the two together and the concept of “with and without stalks” was born.

Ken Forrester

In 1993 hospitality industry veteran Ken Forrester and his wife Teresa purchased the historic Scholtzenhof estate nestled at the base of the Helderberg in Stellenbosch. Originally established in 1689 as Zandberg the property is one of the oldest wine farms in the Cape. Ken enlisted the help of his winemaker friend Martin Meinert in replanting and revitalizing the vineyards with an aim to craft a white wine that could rival any in the world! And so it was that Ken Forrester Vineyards was established with a focus on Chenin Blanc production.

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The Cinsault was a project initially to make a small experimental batch (just 2 barrels) to investigate preserving the soft natural fruit character of the grapes

Raspberry

Red Currant

Violet

Tea