GRAPES VARIETIES: Chenin Blanc
- 1x bottle 750ml
- VINTAGE: 2025 SANDALFORD 1840 Range Chenin Blanc , ALC: 13%
1840 Range: Sandalford's new Swan Valley wine range pays homage to an older, gentler time - and the actual origins of the Swan Valley. 1840, the new range created to showcase some of the magnificent old vines at the Caversham estate, is so named for the year Sandalford's founder, John Septimus Roe, established the multi-awarded winery.
WINEMAKERS Comments:
Fruit for this wine was machine harvested off our old vine Estate Grown Chenin Blanc towards the end of January. The grapes were immediately delivered to the winery for destemming, chilling and pressing to tank. The free run juice portion was then cold settled before racking to stainless steel tanks. A selected yeast isolate was then added to initiate the fermentation. At the completion of fermentation, the wine was left on lees for a month to build texture and complexity before blending and preparation for bottle.
Vintage Conditions:
The South West of Western Australia experienced below-average rainfall leading into the growing season and the warmest spring temperatures on record for Western Australia. The weather pattern remained hot and dry throughout the growing season resulting in the warmest summer on record. Flowering, version, and ripening all occurred early which led to vintage commencing two weeks earlier than normal. Harvesting occurred at optimal ripeness, and the resulting wines are full of flavour and generosity.
