Mev. Kirsten 2019

The Sadie Family, teknisk ark (thesadiefamily.com – linket fra thesadiefamily.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2019 The Sadie Family Mev. Kirsten – område: Stellenbosch; 100% Chenin Blanc; alkohol 13.3%. Beliggenhed ifølge arket: Jonkershoek Valley - Stellenbosch. Enkeltmark: arket beskriver vinen som fra én vinmark (Mev. Kirsten). Producentens noter (engelsk): Grapes: Chenin Blanc. Vinification: We have been vinifying this vineyard since 2006 and during the last number of years we have invested much in improving it in terms of soil health and interplanting. An interesting fact is that the younger vines in this vineyard ripen about two weeks prior to the old vines, so we pick them first and they are still vinified separately. We do whole bunch pressing into old 500 litre casks for the young vines and into an old foudre for the old vines. In time the younger fraction will also be included in the final blend. Settling is for about 12 hours during the two pressings and the turbid juice is transferred the next morning. We allow for a slightly longer settling time for the Mev. Kirsten vineyard as the fermentation can be quite reduced if too many impurities enter into the fermentation stage. Ageing: The wine is left in casks and foudre on the fermentation lees for the entire first 12 months and we bottle from the lees. Two weeks prior to bottling we transfer the wine to a blending tank and add around 50 mg/litre of sulphur for protection during bottling. The wine normally settles to perfect clarity and can then be bottled unfiltered.