The Dryland Collection Courageous Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc

This wine pairs well with seafood dishes, fragrant chicken curry and rich cheeses!

The 2024 harvest started two weeks earlier than the previous year. However, unforeseen winds during late November and early December resulted in a reduced yield. Despite this, the anticipated quality remains exceptional. Elevated temperatures in early February necessitated an early grape harvest by the team.

Wood maturation: 11 months in French oak barrels. 80% in second-fill & third-fill barrels, and 20% in new French oak barrels. Bottle maturation: Six months.

The grapes were de-stemmed, whereafter skin contact followed for two hours. Great care was taken to ensure clear, free-run juice is extracted before fermentation, as it infuses the pure, concentrated fruitiness of the dry land grapes into the wine. The wine was kept on the lees until bottling, with no lees stirring. No malolactic fermentation took place to keep the natural Chenin Blanc acidity.

Perdeberg Wines is a Paarl producer established in 1941, with more than 2,500 hectares of predominantly unirrigated, dryland bush vines around the Paardeberg Mountain. Explore Perdeberg wines from Chenin Blanc to Pinotage and red blends, including its Dryland Collection, with concentrated fruit and distinctive Paarl character at the heart of the range.