Lo & Behold Chenin Viognier

Lo & Behold Chenin Viognier

A vibrant, fresh white wine with beautiful ripe fruit at its core. Citrus, pear, peach and ripe tropical fruit characteristics envelop the palate through to the finish

Food Pairing – Lo & Behold Chenin Viognier

This fragrant wine works well with pork, chicken dishes with salads, Thai green curry and vegetarian spicy dishes.

Viticulture

Sourced from undulating vineyards in the Swartland region of the Western Cape. Vines are rooted in sandstone soils and take in the Mediterranean style climate with its dry hot summer days, cool nights and mild, wet winters. Lo & behold, the perfect conditions for grapes to ripen slowly and develop complex and vibrant flavours.

Winemaking -Lo & Behold Chenin Viognier

The Chenin Blanc and Viognier are vinified separately. 80% of Chenin Blanc undergoes a natural fermentation in stainless steel plus 10% aged in old French oak 300L barrels. The Viognier is fermented in cement tanks. Blended before bottling.

Producer Profile

Nestled in the Citrusdal Mountains, some 50 km north of Swartland, is the magnificent Piekenierskloof plateau, the area provides the perfect environment for vine cultivation, and is home to the eponymously named Piekenierskloof Wine Company.

First settled by Dutch soldiers ‘Piekeniers’ deployed from the Cape to explore the unknown Olifants River region, the area today is famous for citrus production, but more importantly for us, this is ‘Grenache HQ’, boasting one of the largest Grenache plantings in the Cape. Piekenierskloof’s dry-land vines, grow in sandy loam soils at an altitude of 650m to 700m and have stood the test of time, consistently bearing small bunches of intense, densely structured and highly flavoured grapes, worthy of preserving. Un-grafted bush vines planted in the 1950s are still used in the production of Piekenierskloof wines, giving them immense character, intensity and authenticity. Under the watchful eye of winemaker, Hendrien Vercueil, Piekenierskloof Wines continue to produce award- winning Rhône-style wines of exceptional quality.

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