Scions of Sinai

Granietsteen Chenin Blanc

Name: Granietsteen Chenin Blanc
Brand: Scions of Sinai
Price: 469 ZAR
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 94 (1 reviews)

Chenin Blanc•Stellenbosch•South Africa

1 bottle750 ml•R110 delivery

R469

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R2,814

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Norman Goodfellowsin 5-7 days, with free delivery on shipments over R1,500. and shipped from the following warehouse(s):

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Taste profile

Type

White Wine

On the palate

"Grapes from a vineyard planted in 1978. 80% fermented and matured in concrete egg, 20% in old oak. Citrus, white peach and a touch of lanolin on the nose. The palate is taut – super-dense fruit matched by punchy acidity, a lightly grippy quality to the finish." Christian Eedes

Citrus

White Peach

Apricot

Fynbos

Cultivar

Region

Appellation

Country

Alcohol

12.45%

Cellaring potential

5 to 7 years

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Bernhard Bredell: Why the name “Scions of Sinai”? Scion = In plant biology referring to the top part of a plant/vine that exists above the ground. We say “The Scion cultivar of that vine is Chenin blanc and the rootstock cultivar is Richter 99″. In old English literature the word “Scion” also refers to “the descendant of…”. Making it applicable to refer to myself as a “scion” from Sinai Hill as well as the vines. Plural “Scions”. Pronounced: SIGH-ENS. Sinai = Referring to Sinai Hill not the famous biblical mountain but the folk name for the foothill in the lower Helderberg region of Stellenbosch where the Bredell’s have farmed with old dryland bushvines for many generations. Luckily some of them are still rooted and a great part of them owned by my cousin Pieter Bredell (also 7th generation Bredell). Pronounced: SIN-EYE. It’s me and these couple of old bushvines… together we are by definition the Scions of Sinai. The descendants of Sinai Hill.

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