2020 Intellego Chenin Blanc Swartland, South Africa Axel Domont 7% Vespolina and 3% Bonarda

7% Vespolina and 3% Bonarda

15% Favorita

Fermentation occurred in open top fermenters with daily pump overs each with 14 days on skins before gentle pressing

It is then fermented in stainless steel tanks with natural yeasts

a great Loire Valley winemaker

2020 Intellego Chenin Blanc Swartland, South Africa Axel Domont 7% Vespolina and 3% BonardaThe fruit was hand harvested and whole bunch pressed with full solids to old 500L French foudres, where it fermented spontaneously. The wine sits sur lie, adding texture but also retaining tension to the final wine, and ages on the gross lees for 11 months. The wine was racked from barrel to tank and bottled without fining or filtration and only a small amount of SO2 added at bottling. Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc Vineyard: Single vineyard bush vine site