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From the Swartland, this Chenin Blanc comes off Badenhorst old vines aged fifty to sixty years, rooted in clay, granite and shale. Barrel ageing adds breadth to quince, baked apple and honey, finishing dry with a firm mineral pull.
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A.A. Badenhorst makes Kelderblok Steen in the Swartland, the warm, dry district north of Cape Town where Adi Badenhorst helped lead a revival of old vine, low intervention wine. Steen is the old Cape name for Chenin Blanc, and this bottling comes from the Kelder vineyard, planted with vines aged between fifty and sixty years. The soils are a mix of clay, granite and shale, which balance water retention with drainage and drive deep roots, giving concentrated, low yielding fruit. Old bush vines here ripen fully in the heat while the granite keeps the wine fresh and mineral. Fermentation and ageing take place in barrel, where lees contact builds a broader, creamier texture and slow oxygen exchange adds a savoury, nutty layer without heavy oak flavour. The wine is deep straw in colour, with quince, baked apple and honey on the nose over a waxy, mineral base. The palate is full but dry, with ripe orchard fruit, a firm line of acidity and a long, stony finish. Serve at 10 to 12 degrees.
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