Waterkloof Chenin Blanc 2025

Waterkloof, teknisk ark/fact sheet (waterkloofwines.co.za – linket fra waterkloofwines.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2025 Waterkloof Waterkloof Chenin Blanc; druer: Chenin Blanc; alkohol 14%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Fact sheet: THE JOURNEY In 2005, we made the first wine deemed worthy of the Waterkloof label. A Sauvignon Blanc from a mature and rather special little block of vines atop The Schapenberg made the grade. During the intervening years, with the hard-work and ingenuity of Christiaan Loots and his dedicated team, vast improvements have been made to the health of our vineyards and their surrounding eco-system, from being named one of South Africa’s first WWF Conservation Champions to converting Waterkloof into a regenerative wine estate. Yet the wait for a second Waterkloof wine went on for sixteen years, with a few agonizingly near-misses along the way. We’ve always believed that truly special things shouldn’t be rushed though and were convinced that with the continued maturity of our highest, oldest chenin block, it was only one great vintage away from becoming Waterkloof wine number two. 2021 was the year and Nadia Langenegger, alongside her brilliant cellar team brought the grapes home with distinction. The newly released 2025, a brilliant vintage for age-worthy white wines at Waterkloof, raises the bar still further. So, good things really do come to those who wait (eventually) and while this wine will offer great enjoyment in its youth, Waterkloof Chenin Blanc -just like it’s Sauvignon Blanc counterpart- will reward cellaring for a decade…or more. THE VINEYARD THE CELLAR Size: 1.75 hectares (single block) Hand-picked and hand-sorted Ocean Proximity: 5km Whole bunch pressed for purest juice Altitude: 300m Wild yeast ferment in old 600l French oak barrels, Exposure: East 10% new with the rest being 4/5th fill barrels. Windspeed: Hectic 10 months on lees without stirring Soil: Compacted Sandstone (18% stone) No additions other than sulphur Exposure: East 3200 bottles made Farming: Regenerative with no irrigation Vine Training: Bush Vine (stake-by-vine for support in wind) Yield: Grapes - 4tons/hectare Wine – 33hl/hectare THE NUMBERS Alc: 14% RS: 1.5 g/L pH: 3.34 TA: 6 g/L VA: 0.4 TSO2: 79 NADIA LANGENEGGER’S TASTING NOTE Our Waterkloof Chenin Blanc shows notes of ripe pear, white peach, and citrus blossom, layered with subtle notes of honey, toasted nuts, and a gentle hint of spice from the fermentation and maturation in older French oak. […]