• Vintage: 2001.
• Varieties: Chenin Blanc.
• Origin region: Wellington, South Africa.

Viticulture:

• Soil: broken down granite & cardiff.
• Root stock: various.
• Trellis system: perold system (1 wired).
• Yield: 5 to 7 tons per hectare.
• Age: 38 years.

Analysis:

• Alcohol: 38% by volume.
• Obs: 4.5.
• Balling: 23 to 24 degrees.
• Fermentation: juice fermented to base wine called rebate. Rebate is distilled once to low wine. Low wine is distilled (second distillation) where heart is kept separate.
• Maturation: heart placed in French Oak barrels for 5 years. After 5 years taken from barrel and alcohol broken down to 38%.
• Bottled: January 2009.

Tasting note:

• The brandy is a typical Armagnac style. Dried apricots and pear flavours on the nose, sweet and soft mouth feel with almost no burning sensation on the finish. Lovely.

Food:

• Creamy desserts, rich dark chocolate, mature cheeses and dried fruit compote.