Old Vines Chenin Blanc

Shellfish, Spicy food, Lean fish, Mild and soft cheese

Partnering with Potgieter Van Zyl from Bergendal in the high Piekenierskloof Mountain of Citrusdal, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 700 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked beginning February from a mature vineyard.

The wine spent 8 months in concrete egg before preparing (with minimum intervention) for bottling.

In the winery we did whole bunch press to concrete egg, natural fermentation which started slowly and completed in 14 day gave this wine a very complex, layered flavor profile.

Kruger Family Heritage dates back to the early 1700’s with the arrival of the first settlers to South Africa. Our wines are made from the best grapes grown in Stellenbosch Region matured in small oak barrels for 12–24 months.