{"product_id":"2025-old-vine-chenin-blanc-breedekloof-olifantsberg","title":"2025, Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Breedekloof, Olifantsberg","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrisp green apple, white pear and a touch of pineapple layered with subtle oak, honey and spice. Rich and full with real depth of fruit, a mineral thread and the freshness to balance a creamy, beautifully textured palate — 100% Chenin Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlifantsberg is a small Breedekloof estate committed to wines with a sense of place, farmed and made with limited intervention under IPW sustainability certification; winemaker Elizma Visser was named Young Winemaker of the Year in Tim Atkin MW's 2021 South Africa report. The Old Vine Chenin comes from a single block of bush vines planted in 1982 on north to north-east slopes at 223 metres, in decomposed sandstone, at 7,700 vines per hectare — spaced just wide enough for a horse and plough — and pruned by the Olifantsberg team for years to bring the old vines into balance; the surrounding mountains shorten the hot days and bring cold nights that keep the acidity. The fruit is hand-picked, cooled overnight, bunch-sorted and whole-bunch pressed, then fermented with natural yeasts in a mix of 2,000-litre French foudres, seasoned barrels and steel, and aged nine months on the lees in French oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood with roast chicken, pork belly, grilled fish and mild curries. Under screwcap, so drinking well now and will develop for five years or more. Serve at 10–12°C. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olifantsberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55718652510591,"sku":"HNW-5597225A","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/2022_OldVineCheninBlanc_Breedekloof_Olifantsberg_2b6d18a6-a48d-4b9b-ae81-f371059dcd14.png?v=1755807112","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2025-old-vine-chenin-blanc-breedekloof-olifantsberg","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}