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Wine Details
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This late-harvest Chenin Blanc was fun to make. The grapes hung until November 22 and were harvested at 42 brix. I don't remember the temperature that day but it was below freezing and it was hard on our fingers when we loaded the press. The resulting wine was well worth it. This Chenin Blanc has 21 1/2% residual sugar. Apricot and pears will entice your nose and taste buds. Honey will slowly slide down your throat as you savor this desert wine.
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Varietal Definition
Chenin Blanc:
Classic white varietal of France's Loire Valley and now grown throughout the world. Known for its rather unusual 'wet-wool', 'damp straw' aromas, it tends to be more floral than fruity when young and gives high acidity, growing well in marginal climates. It ages well and its susceptibility to 'botrytis'* produces some of the great sweet wines of the Loire, for example Quarts de Chaume and Vouvray. It is grown widely in South Africa where it is known as 'Steen'.
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