De Trafford Winery
Chenin Blanc L17 2025
Session 2 | Saturday, 03 October from 10:00 - 17:00
About the SessionThe 2026 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is a Live (in-person) and Online Auction held on Friday, 2 October from 12:30 - 19:00 and Saturday, 03 October from 10:00 - 17:00 at Strauss & Co. Brickfield Canvas, 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock, Cape Town.
LOT 559
De Trafford Winery
Chenin Blanc L17 2025
About this Item
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Winemaker: David Trafford
A single barrel selection from a 39-year-old Chenin Blanc vineyard on the lower slopes of the Helderberg Mountain, 8 kilometres from the sea, this wine is made from low-yielding vines producing just 4 tons per hectare, resulting in a rich, concentrated wine of distinction. The grapes are pressed by hand in a traditional basket press and naturally yeast fermented in a neutral 400 litre barrel. The wine is bottled unfiltered.
Tasting Notes: The wine shows a light-yellow colour, with a rich nose of lemon skin, dried apricot and honey, lifted by notes of nuts and spices such as nutmeg. The palate is complex and dense, showing nutty, lemon skin and apricot flavours, leading to a long, dry, nutty finish.
Ready for drinking now to 2032.
Bottle Size: 750ml
Case Size: 6 x 750ml
Total Cases Produced: 81
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 30
Alc: 13.16 vol%
RS: 1.9 g/l
TA: 5.2 g/l
pH: 3.45
This wine is packed in a wooden box.
Notes
Friday, 02 October Session
Lot 260: 12 bottles
Lot 261: 12 bottles
Lot 262: 12 bottles
Lot 263: 36 bottles
Saturday, 03 October Session
Lot 557: 12 bottles
Lot 558: 12 bottles
Lot 559: 12 bottles
Lot 560: 36 bottles
Lot 561: 36 bottles
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