False Bay, round the corner from Cape Town, is renowned Waterkloof Vineyard's 'entry range' of wines. Not organic but made with indigenous yeasts with minimum intervention, they're proof that good wine doesn't have to cost the earth - financially or environmentally. The wild yeast fermentation is key to this benchmark Chenin Blanc. The long wild yeast ferment provides bready aromas and additional complexity to the wine. Dried herbaceous notes, including fennel and aniseed from the nearby fynbos, dominate the nose, followed by a creamy lemon character. The palate is reminiscent of the nose, with great textural complexity, attributable to the long, slow wild yeast fermentation. CHENIN BLANC / NATURAL / VEGAN / 13%abv
