{"id":15649,"date":"2024-09-16T07:15:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T07:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15649"},"modified":"2025-11-12T05:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:16:16","slug":"opstal-chenin-blanc-2023","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/product\/opstal-chenin-blanc-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Estate Chenin Blanc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CULTIVARS<\/strong><br \/>\n100% Chenin Blanc<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTES FROM THE WINEMAKER<\/strong><br \/>\nWe have Chenin planted on various sites on our farm and this wine is a mash-up of the best of these sites. It has a great balance of zippy freshness to go with its aromatic complexity. Attractive aromas of pineapple, pear and citrus are well held together with a subtle spice and leesy complexity from the 6 months that a component of this wine spent in large French oak Foudres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAIRS WELL WITH<\/strong><br \/>\nBarbeque Chicken l Braaivleis l Pork belly<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINEMAKING<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>CRUSHING &amp; DESTEMMING<\/em><br \/>\nGrapes were crushed, destalked and pressed after 8 hours of skin contact.<br \/>\n<em>FERMENTATION METHOD<\/em><br \/>\nSpontaneous fermentation \u2013 35% in Barrels and large French oak vessels called Foudre, and 65% in concrete and stainless steel.<br \/>\n<em>MATURATION<\/em><br \/>\n6 Months maturation on the fermentation lees with the oak component finishing malolactic fermentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERESTING FACT<\/strong><br \/>\nChenin blanc is the most widely planted variety on Opstal and very much our cultivar of choice \u2013 both on the farm and in our glasses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANALYSIS<\/strong><br \/>\nAlcohol % (V\/V) : 13.4<br \/>\nResidual Sugar (g\/l): 1.9<br \/>\nTotal Acidity (g\/l): 5.5<br \/>\npH: 3.45<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our family has farmed with Chenin Blanc for generations and it forms the cornerstone of our estate, comprising a third of our vineyards. This wine shows the classic Chenin combination of freshness and concentration, which makes it such an attractive and versatile player both on the farm and in the winery. We have the variety planted on various sites on our farm and this is a mash-up of these sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[76],"product_tag":[75],"class_list":{"0":"post-15649","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-opstal-wine-estate","7":"product_tag-south-africa","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"taxable","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/15649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15649"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/15649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16967,"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/15649\/revisions\/16967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=15649"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=15649"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnenvaneden.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=15649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}