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White Wine: 2021 | Alheit | Fire By Night
The wine is bright and bristling, but still the most restrained of our bottlings.
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Producer: Alheit
Vintage: 2021
Size: 750ml
ABV: 13%
Varietal: Chenin Blanc
Country/Region: South Africa, Western Cape
As usual, the wine is bright and bristling, but still the most restrained of our bottlings. It usually takes a few years to show its full potential Now, its youthful nose shows thatch, fynbos, and some citrus. The tightly layered pallet is slightly saline and quite pithy.
Producer Information
Alheit Vineyards is a South African wine producer located in Hermanus. It was founded in 2010 by wife and husband Suzaan and Chris Alheit and today, produces a collection of white wines predominantly from the Chenin Blanc grape variety. The flagship of the Alheit portfolio is the Cartology, a Chenin Blanc-based blend with a small portion Sémillon. Parcels for this wine are dry-farmed bushvines that are at least 35 years old. Fermentation lasts between 3 weeks and 11 months prior to at least 12 months aging on lees in tank. Other notable wines in the collection include the Nautical Dawn, Fire by Night and the Hereafter Here, all of which are Chenin Blanc-based wines. Grapes are sourced from various vineyards throughout the cape as well as the estate in Paardeberg. All vines are dry-farmed with no supplementary irrigation. This keeps the vines under slight water stress to produce grapes with concentrated flavor compounds. All grapes are hand-picked to preserve integrity.
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