Circumstance Chenin Blanc

Spontaneous fermentationVegan

Producer: Waterkloof Wines
Colour: White
Last seen vintage: 2025
Grape varieties: Chenin Blanc
Origin: Stellenbosch, Schapenberg, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.
Indicative price: 150.00 ZAR(no guarantee)

The low-yielding bush vines stand around five kilometres from the Atlantic, on cool, exposed slopes of the Schapenberg. The sandstone-like soils contain medium-sized stones, drain well while also retaining moisture, and yield around three tonnes per hectare. The grapes are pressed as whole bunches; the must undergoes spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in used 600-litre casks and is aged for ten months on the gross lees. The dry wine shows flinty reduction, herbs, pear, peach and citrus, along with lively acidity, a creamy texture and a long, dry finish.

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