Mellish Bakenkop Chenin Blanc 2024 Aberlour Grapes for the Holden Manz

Grapes for the Holden Manz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 were picked at optimal ripeness to enable the correct balance between sugar and phenolic components

with delicate oak and lemon flavours lingering on the tongue

naturally coloured and bottled at 55

Finish: Notes of cocoa powder

Mellish Bakenkop Chenin Blanc 2024 Aberlour Grapes for the Holden ManzDESCRIPTION From a vineyard planted in 2017 on the south facing slopes of Bakenkop hill, just 9 km from the Atlantic Ocean, this Chenin Blanc grows in decomposed shale soils at 100130m elevation. Farmed organically since its inception, the site yields low crops of concentrated fruit. Grapes were hand harvested on 31 January 2024 and whole bunch pressed, followed by overnight settling and fermentation in old French oak (1300L and 1500L). Wild yeast