Mev Kirsten 2022

In the scent beautiful notes of citrus and rather peach than apricot. In the background also flowers and dried herbs. The taste is beautifully rich with sufficient acidity. The aftertaste is long and overwhelming.

Appellation Stellenbosch

Grape variety chenin blanc

Style Rich & Round

Format 750 ml

On allocation

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
The Sadie Family Wines	South Africa	Swartland

About the winemaker Eben Sadie is counted among the pioneers in South African viticulture. Because of his insight it can be said, that the Swartland region came in a completely different light. It was Eben, who found the older vineyards here and made his famous Columella and Palladius. In 2012 he started a series of wines, also called the Ouwingerd series. A series of wines from vineyards with very old vines and the wines made from them are stunning. Through low yields and the craftsmanship of Eben Sadie, a new series of top wines from the Cape is born.

Vineyard management Organic-Biodynamics

Details

Vineyard	Wine made solely from chenin blanc, from a vineyard in Jonkershoek Valley in Stellenbosch, which is considered the oldest chenin blanc vineyard in the country. The wine is named after the, in 2015, deceased owner of the vineyard. The soil is rich in granite and the vineyard was largely planted in the 1920s. Because the vines are slowly dying, a lot of work is needed in the vineyard to extend the life of the vines.
Vinification	Grapes from this vineyard are vinified differently than the other wines in the Ouwingerd series. Here the grapes first undergo a maceration carbonique before fermentation begins. The harvest is also quite early in this vineyard to preserve more acidity and fraicheur in the wine, the yield is no more than 25 hl/ha. Due to the age of the vines, there is a risk of oxidation, which is why picking is done a little earlier and a different method of vinification is used. The wine is not clarified nor filtered and is best decanted before drinking.
Vintage	2022
Oak aging	No
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13.5%
Closure	Natural cork