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De Trafford Straw Wine 2015
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/ 0.75 L btl

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Spec sheet

TypeSweet wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti11.0%

The wine

The first of its kind in South Africa. Inspired by the great Vin de Paille of the Rhone valley and the Jura, first produced in 1997.

They use exclusively Chenin Blanc, picked at normal (optimum) ripeness and laid out to dry on under the shade of the oak trees below the winery.

Typically drying takes about 3 weeks and the sugars concentrate as well as the flavour and acidity (providing balance). Extracting the treacle like liquid from the shrivelled berries is back breaking work in our traditional basket press. This is followed by usually a year long fermentation due to the concentrated nature of the liquid. They usually bottle after nearly 2 years in barrels and the result is intensely sweet yet not cloying.

What does this wine taste like?

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Deep yellow
Bouquet
Higly aromatic / Honey / Apricot / Walnut / Citrus fruits
Mouth
Sweet / Concentrated / Good acidity / Ageing notes / Persistent

Drinking and storing

Serve between 7ºC and 9ºC

Food pairing

Desserts / Foie gras / Cakes and pastries

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The winery

De Trafford

De Trafford

A small family winery at the end of the Upper Blaauwklippen Road in the mountains above Stellenbosch, South Africa. Established in 1992 by architect David Trafford & artist wife Rita with the focus on high end red wines of great intensity & longevity, using minimal intervention production methods.

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