Luddite

Chenin Blanc

Name: Saboteur White
Brand: Luddite
Price: 199 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Chenin Blanc from Bot River, South Africa

R769

Bottle size:

750 ml

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JHB: 4

Appearance: Rich, golden yellow in colour due to extended skin contact. Nose: Green melons, spice, savoury white fruit with a hint of honey. Palate: Hint of savoury flor on entry with peaches, spice and telltale Luddite Chenin saltiness on the finish. Good acidity balances the palate from start to finish. Very thought-provoking.

Green Melon

Honey

Peach

Spice

This year we experimented with a bit more time on skins. This has given the midpalate a bit more texture and palate weight even though the alcohol has remained low. Normal house style keeping it simple; crush; destalk and allowing it to naturally ferment in open fermenters. Once fermentation starts, we punch down twice a day to keep the ferment homogenous. After fermentation, we seal the bins and allow post maceration for as long as we can sleep comfortably without wondering what's happening inside the bins. This vintage took 25 days on skins before our nerves broke. We press directly to barrel with as much sediment as possible. This allows the wine to fill out and add texture with our regular batonnaging.

Luddite

Some people describe Luddite Shiraz as Niels Verburg contained in a glass; Niels is six foot four and when he smiles appears to be beaming an embrace in your direction. As a young winemaker traveling the world Niels confirmed his love for Shiraz when working a harvest in Australia but it was a winery in Chile that inspired his wine-making method ‘It was as if I’d gone back 20 years it was ramshackle chaotic but they had great fruit and passion and I’d never seen that quality of wine.’