• Alheit Vineyard Cartology 2018
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Altheit Vineyards

Alheit Vineyard Cartology 2018

White still

  • Alheit Vineyard Cartology 2018
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Denomination N/A
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.0% by volume
Area South Africa (South Africa)
Grape varieties 93% Chenin Blanc, 7% Semillon
Aging The wine is kept on lees for around twelve months, then rested in tank on fine lees without fining for a further six months prior to bottling. Very simple, careful winemaking.
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Awards

  • 2018

    92

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

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Details

Perfume

Perfume

Citrus rind and pear ring clear on the nose…there’s a faint herbal/stony echo and some soft cardamon-like spice here too.

Color

Color

Bright, pale gold in colour.

Taste

Taste

The palate is sappy and layered, fine and dry with lovely cleansing acidity. Long finish. I’d say more, but I think the wine will speak for itself.

Serve at:

12 - 14 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Full Bodied and Aged White Wines

Pairings

Fish
Shellfish
Cheese
Matured cheese
White fish

Producer
Altheit Vineyards
From this winery
In our vineyards much attention is payed to the farming, with an emphasis on careful pruning and suckering, diligent canopy work, and hand hoeing. We like to encourage healthy soil by cover cropping, mulching, and manuring. All our grapes are handpicked into small lug boxes and transported with care by us to our winery.

We work closely with our growers. We also have our own farm, Broom Ridge, on the Paardeberg, for which we are fully responsible. Read more
Production area: South Africa
South Africa
Altheit Vineyards

Name Alheit Vineyard Cartology 2018
Type White still
Denomination N/A
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.0% by volume
Grape varieties 93% Chenin Blanc, 7% Semillon
Country South Africa
Region South Africa
Vendor Altheit Vineyards
Story Cartology means the study of maps or charts. It could not be a more perfect name for this wine. Not only because of our endeavours to search for and find these special old vineyards, but also because the wine itself can be seen as a vinous map or tapestry of the Cape.
Wine making The grapes are hand sorted and whole bunch pressed. The juice is very lightly settled (we like very cloudy raw juice) with no additions to the raw juice, wild fermentation in either cements eggs, clay pots, foudres, or old barrels (various sizes). Fermentation can last anywhere between 3 weeks and 11 months.
Aging The wine is kept on lees for around twelve months, then rested in tank on fine lees without fining for a further six months prior to bottling. Very simple, careful winemaking.
Total acidity 5.7 gr/L
PH 3.32
Allergens Contains sulphites