Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Chenin Blanc (2024)

Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Chenin Blanc (2024).

Kleine Zalze is a winery located in the middle of the Stellenbosch region, about 3 km from the city center in South Africa.

Family Reserve Chenin Blanc is made exclusively from old-vine Chenin Blanc grown on granite soils in Stellenbosch's certified Heritage Vineyards.

Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc.

Color: medium-intense lemon.

13% ABV.

After a short skin maceration, the wine ferments in a combination of French oak barrels, terracotta amphorae, and concrete eggs, then ages for around 9 months on its lees without new oak. Bottled unfiltered and unfined.

On the nose: notes of apricot and lemon dominate, complemented by hints of green apple and wet stone.

On the palate: dry, with a medium (+) to full body and high acidity. Flavors of white fruit and citrus are accompanied by a mineral character. The finish is long and mineral, with citrus notes.