Wine Composition
100% Chenin Blanc
Winemakers Comments
Light yellow colour. So many flavours compressed into one wine. Fine lime, dried peach skin, guava roll, lemon mint and a hint of fynbos honey. A taut, refined palate. Layers of flavours with a fresh lemon zest and dried apricot skin finish and creamy complexity from extended lees contact in barrels. Drink now to 2032. Ideal with most fish, seafood, poultry and some vegetarian dishes.
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
13.75%
TA
5.86g/l
pH
3.29
RS
2.39 g/l
Vinification
Grapes lightly crushed and allowed about 2 hours skin contact before gently pressing in a traditional basket press. Sulphur added and natural settling allowed for 2 days before. 100% Barrel fermentation with natural yeasts. All the wine was fermented and matured in 225ℓ, 400ℓ and 700ℓ casks for 8 months with lees stirred as necessary to complete fermentation. 10% new French oak used. Partial malolactic fermentation. Lightly fined with bentonite – a natural clay. Bottled unfiltered on the
property by hand.
Winemaker
David Trafford
Winery
De Trafford Winery is situated on the beautiful Mont Fleur farm set at the top of a dramatic valley above Stellenbosch, 380m up between the Stellenbosch and Helderberg mountains, right at the end of the Blaauwklip road, between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.
The history of wine growing on this mountain farm started with the purchase of the property in 1976 by the Trafford family as inaccessible grazing land. Many of the high altitude slopes were deemed suitable for high quality red grape varieties. Unfortunately, due to the absurd quota restrictions, planting a commercial vineyard had to wait 18 years. In 1983 a small vineyard was established to produce experimental wines – consumed by family and friends! These were our learning curve years ( 1984 – 1991 ), which included lots of help and advice from local winemakers and working experience in France, particularly in the Bordeaux area.