About the Wine
The Chenin Blanc is a wooded, dry wine that shows a complex nose of lightly toasted vanilla oak and ripe fruit flavours of yellow apple and gooseberries. Stone fruit is more present on the pallet with a good balance of peach and apricot flavours. This medium to full-bodied wine shows a great balance of oak and fruit and leaves you with a well-rounded lingering aftertaste.
Awards
SA Terroir Wine Awards 2025 – Top Heritage Wine (Old Vine Trophy): Awarded the new Top Heritage Wine trophy to mark the 20th anniversary of the competition, for a certified old-vine Chenin vineyard planted in 1974 in Agter-Paarl.
SA Terroir Wine Awards 2025 – National Winner (Certified Heritage Vineyard, White Wines): Recognised as the national winner in the Certified Heritage Vineyard white wine category.
Best Value White of the Year (OVP Chenin Blanc Reserve 2023): Highlighted on Paarl Wine Route communications as “Best Value White of the Year”, further underlining its price–quality strength.
Winemaker's Notes
The Back of Paarl is a well-known area for the production of top quality Chenin Blanc. The warm summers and cool afternoon breezes are ideal for Chenin Blanc.
The Windmeul Chenin Blanc Reserve comes from a low-yielding bush vine block that was planted in 1974 (51 Years old). The soil is deep decomposed Malmesbury shale that has good water-retention properties and provides a good buffer against the hot summers.
The first half of the wines fermentation takes place in a stainless-steel tank and from there the wine is transferred to 500L French oak barrels to finish the fermentation. The Chenin Blanc matures for 12 months in barrel before bottling.
Wine Analysis
| Wine of Origin: |
Western Cape, South Africa |
| Cultivars: |
Chenin Blanc 100% |
| Total Acid: |
6.2 g/l |
| Residual Sugar: |
3.7 g/l |
| Alcohol: |
13.5% |
| Wood Aging: |
12 months |
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