Rivers

Rivers End Chenin Blanc (75cl)

£12.75

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Description

Top-quality wine crafted from only the best parcels of Chenin grapes at the Stellar estate. Double Gold - Michelangelo Awards 2018

A more serious wine from our friends at Stellar. From vineyards close to the mouth of the Olifants river, where cool early morning mists and afternoon breezes help with perfect grape maturation. Silky smooth flavours of white pear, lemon and toasty oak with a touch of honey, that lingers on this wine’s attractive, creamy finish.

Double Gold – Michelangelo Awards 2018 (2017 vintage)

Fair trade – Certified Fair For Life

Taste

Lively and elegant, Mangosteen and papaya on the finish

Aroma

Green apple and lemon peel

Stellar Winery is situated 275 kilometres north of Cape Town, just outside Vredendal on the road to Namibia. This is an area famous for its spring flowers and is the only semi-arid biosphere hotspot in the world. The company is a joint venture created by the Roussouw brothers in 2000 between four farmers and the winemaking cellar, which now has the capacity to handle 900 tonnes of organic grapes from these independent farms straddling the northern boundary of the Olifants river wine region and Namaqualand. Working closely with the farmers, winemaker Klaas Coetzee, produces a excellent range of wines with great consistency and no small amount of individual flair. The coastal location of their vineyards contributes to the unique characteristics of their wines. Unlike other wineries in the Olifants River region, these vineyards are located closer to the Atlantic Ocean, and are constantly cooled by the sea breeze giving a lovely freshness to the wines. There is very little light pollution in this area, allowing excellent views of the magnificent cosmic displays in the night sky which give the winery its name. Stellar have been pioneers in ethical practices: workers on the farms and in the winery, including seasonal workers, own 26% of the enterprise through shares in the Stellar Empowerment Trust. The first vintage from organically-grown grapes was released in 2001 and since then the cellar’s output has grown to over two million bottles a year. The winery's reputation is now solidly built on innovative winemaking, eco-friendly farming and production and fair trading. The no-added-sulphur wine range, created in 2004, has been so successful that today Stellar is the world’s leading producer in this category. It is often said, and rightly so, that the production of quality wines begins in the vineyards. This has never been truer for Stellar Winery than now. The benefits of new technology, including minimised losses and oxidisation, spurred Stellar Winery into action. In their quest for quality wines and minimised losses, the team realised that with high-density planting came benefits for producers, but also the need for specialised equipment. A new high-tech harvesting machine was purchased. The initial cost of this new multifunctional machine harvester is rapidly recovered, as better quality grapes are delivered.

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  1. cracker

    excellent wine, rich oaky and fruity

    fred the red

  2. Great

    Oaky, buttery and smooth – perfection

    Cammy

  3. Good quality Chenin Blanc

    A well balanced Chenin, with a touch of oak barrel.
    Rounded taste of lychees and apeicots.
    A nice wine at at very good price.

    Doves Farm

  4. Love this wine. What a great find. Will be ordering more of this little gem, and what good value!

    Alexis Dixon (verified owner)

  5. Delicious. A bright gold colour, with a taste of pear and honey, with some spice. Quite a round body

    steveelliott (verified owner)