Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc pairs best with salads and lighter meat-based dishes, including Ham, Roast Pork, Chicken Kiev, Grouper, fish and chips and Shrimp Scampi.

Our famous Chenin Blanc vineyard varies between 48 and 50 years of age. The vines are planted on W-NW facing slopes at 280-300m and N-NW and at 180- 205m above sea level. The soil varies from medium to heavy textured, with a moderate structure and shale mother material.

The grapes were hand harvested in picking baskets and production was around 5 tons per hectare. Crushing and de-stemming took place after which the mash went to the separation tank and the juice was cooled down to 8ºC and transferred to settling tanks. The juice was then racked to stainless steel tanks, inoculated with cultured yeast and with the onset of fermentation it was transferred to barrel, where it completed fermentation between 14-21 days. The blend underwent partial malolactic fermentation after which the wine spent 9 months in 228 litre French oak barrels. Each block was harvested at least three times at different levels of ripeness, and each picking was divided into four batches, inoculated with different yeast strains, all to achieve different characters which, when blended, attained maximum complexity in the wine.

Morgenhof is Wine Estate 4 km from the centre of Stellenbosh. Bosting award winning wines and picturesque views if the Simonberg mountain. On the farm we have a selection of activities ranging from wine tasting, quad bike rides up the mountain to restaurants and a cocktail bar. We have wedding and function areas and offer accommodation on the farm.