Trust Your Gut Chenin Blanc

Would pair beautifully with seared scallops, grilled prawns, roasted chicken, or light citrus-infused dishes.

This wine is a blend with 61 % sourced from an old‑vine (≈43 years) bush block in Paardeberg (Swartland) planted on decomposed granite, and 39 % from Polkadraai Hills (Stellenbosch) with granitic sandy soils. These contrasting sites contribute elegance, mineral overlay, and yellow fruit depth respectively. The fruit comes from low‑yielding old vines, and the wine is presented as a blended expression that aims to be greater than the sum of its parts.

The wine rests 10 months on lees in neutral oak barrels, building texture while preserving the minerality and focus that define its style.

Each parcel is hand‑harvested, destemmed, pressed, and settled overnight in stainless steel. The next morning, the wines are racked into third‑fill 500-litre French oak demi-muids (barrels), where they undergo full natural fermentation and age together on gross lees for 10 months, with no bâtonnage. Fermentations occur naturally, with malolactic suppressed by cooler fermentation temperatures, and the wines are bottled without fining or filtration, with minimal SO₂.

Lukas van Loggerenberg makes his wines in Stellenbosch’s Devon Valley, sourcing fruit primarily from Stellenbosch with select parcels from Paarl and the Swartland. His wines balance generosity and depth with finesse, with varieties such as Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc drawing inspiration from the Loire Valley while remaining distinctly South African expressions of their vineyards.