Fairview - Coastal Chenin Blanc, Coastal Region - 2022 (750ml)

Wine Composition

100% Chenin Blanc

Winemakers Comments

Pale straw color in the glass. The wine has tropical fruit notes of pineapple and citrus on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with  fresh and fruity flavors followed by a lingering zesty finish. Best enjoyed within the next year or two. 

Awards

John Platter | 4 stars (2020)

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage 

13.69%

TA

6.2 g/l

pH

3.49

RS

2.3 g/l

Cellar Techniques

The grapes were handpicked very early in the morning, which allowed for them to be delivered cold to the cellar, where they were destalked and gently pressed.  The free-run juice settled for two days before the clear juice was racked off and cold fermented in the tank on completion of fermentation, the wine left on fine lees before bottling. 

Winemaker

Name - Anthony de Jager

Winery

The Fairview winery at the foothills of the Paarl Mountains was one of the very first wineries to be founded at the Cape in 1693. Just six years later, the first wine was produced. After a turbulent history, Charles Back, grand-father of today's owner with the same name, purchased the farm in 1937 and gave it a new lease of life. Since that time, the estate has been run by the third generation of the Back family - quite successfully. True to the motto 'Go where the terroir is', Charles Back revised the concept of Fairview in the 1980s and experimented with lesser-known grape varieties. This does not only allow a larger variety of wines and optimal conditions for the ripening time of the grapes, but also innovative wine creations which are closely linked with tradition. 

The combination of innovation and tradition also mirrored in the unusual crest of the winery. The goat has become the estate's mascot long ago and has become part of Fairview's identity. A legend goes that some errant members of Fairview's long-established goatherd once escaped from their paddock into the Fairview vineyards after Charles Back's young son Jason accidentally left the gate open. The little group happily roamed among the vineyards, showing rare discernment by selecting some of the ripest berries from the vines. Those berries have been used to make this white blend, a light, bright green, medium-bodied wine with aromas of apricots and pear and zesty acidity.