Alheit Chenin Blanc Huilkrans 2018 category_Absinthe good complexity and a lingering

good complexity and a lingering cherry finish

made to a very old recipe

black currant and olive

the wine is put in French oak barrels of 500 liters (10% new oak) for both fermentations (alcoholic and malolactic) with natural yeast for 11 months

Alheit Chenin Blanc Huilkrans 2018 category_Absinthe good complexity and a lingeringThe 2018 Huilkrans is 100% Chenin Blanc from the Citrusdal Mountains. Its bouquet is more waxy and resinous than Alheits other 2018s, but no less compelling. Discreet scents of granite and shale emerge with continued aeration. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, crisp and poised, with a lick of salinity toward the finish, and mango and dried pineapple toward the persistent, pixelated finish.