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Weekend Tasting: Arendsig Chenin Blanc

Weekend Tasting: Arendsig Chenin Blanc

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Weekend Tasting: Arendsig Chenin Blanc

Lourens Van Der Westhuizen has been making wine in and around the Robertson area for about 20 years, so he knows a thing or two! Of his Arendsig Chenin Blanc, he says that “The wine must be a true reflection of our terroir created from our own vineyards. Nurtured, produced and bottled with minimal interference. It’s the soil with all the microbes, cycle of elements and the help of living organisms that creates the heartbeat for my vines. The location towards the sun, wind and holistic climate conditions reflects the uniqueness of each vineyard. Spontaneous fermentation, no added yeast, is used with no enzymes. Maturation takes place in neutral vessels to bring through the unique vineyard characteristics which is specific to the site.”

NOSE: Complex with Yellow apple, pineapple, nuts, and white pear.

PALATE: Rich, broad, great depth of flavour & well-balanced acidity.

MATURATION: Spontaneously fermented & matured for 10 months in 300L & 500L neutral French Oak barrels.

You can join us to taste the Arendsig Chenin Blanc this weekend!

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Have you ever heard about a great wine but could never find a bottle for yourself (to share with friends, of course)? Well, the team at Wine & Company do all the hard work for you! We visit wine farms and attend tastings to find, taste, and then stock wine from the smaller Estates and independent winemakers who buy grapes and produce outstanding wine under their own labels - much the same as the French negociants have been doing for centuries. Given that these winemakers make wine in such small quantities, sometimes just a single barrel, their wine will never be found on the shelves of the major retailers, but only in independent specialist shops like Wine & Company on High Street, Hermanus.

In addition to the great selection of well-known local wines and MCC's, we also stock craft gin and beer, imported wines, French Champagne, Belgian Ales as well as whisky and other spirits. Wine & Company (established in 1998 by Bartho Eksteen) has a well-earned reputation for stocking hard-to-find small-batch wines and we strive to continue this great tradition. If you purchase a bottle of wine from us and it is faulty we will gladly replace the bottle and return the faulty wine to the winemaker.

Feel free to contact Wine & Company if you need a particular wine and we will do our best to source it for you. We are also able to ship wine locally and to most countries so do ask about international shipping.

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Please note that our website does not show the complete range of wine that we have in stock, so please do contact us if you are looking for something not listed online, especially those that are 'allocation' only.

We offer free delivery in and around Hermanus, and free shipping to major centres around South Africa for orders over R1600. Please contact us for international shipping rates.

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Weekend Tasting: Arendsig Chenin Blanc

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