2019 Lourens Family Wines 'Blouklip Steen' Contermanskloof Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa Monteraponi Uco Valley

Uco Valley

The wine is aged in a combination of neutral oak and stainless steel

Once completed

250 cases produced

a small angle of the Mediterranean close to Venice

2019 Lourens Family Wines 'Blouklip Steen' Contermanskloof Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa Monteraponi Uco ValleyEach vintage Franco has identified a specific Chenin Blanc parcel that has really stood out and vinifies that lot on its own rather than co fermenting or blending it into Lindi Carien. The challenges of 2019 were apparent in Piekenierskloof with hardly any fruit due to drought, but this block really shined. It was a ripe vintage and the sugar levels were quite high early on. The Contermanskloof vineyard was planted with bushvine Chenin Blanc in 1977