Van Niekerk Vintners Sonwater 2023

Grape Varietals & Region:90% Chenin Blanc, 10% Clairette Blanche from Wester Cape, South Africa.

Chenin Blanc was sourced the old bush vine block on the Langkloof farm, Swartland, planted in 1979. Clairette Blanche came from the 1984 Esperance block, just outside of Worcester.

Taste Profile:Inspired by the famous 1960s Lieberstein blend and consists of Chenin Blanc and Clairette Blanche. Contrary to its counterpart, Sonwater is not a semi-sweet wine.

The nose shows flinty reduction, peach, soft citrus, and hay while the palete is taut but equally not without weight. Dense fruit and snappy acidity, the finish wonderfully salty-savoury

Winemaking Process: Whole bunch pressed & naturally fermented, it is barrel aged for 10 months before bottling