Desert Island Wines: Alheit, Fire by Night 2017
By Yiannis Karakasis MW
Every time I taste an Alheit wine I say chapeau to Chris and Suzaan for presenting a unique wine in fantastic packaging. Such a rare treat in our era. I often wonder to myself which is better, the juice or the label (usually a tie).
Fire by Night is a synopsis of old vines Chenin Blanc. Grapes are sourced from granitic soils in the Paardeberg Mountain. The vineyards were planted between 1974–1980 and it goes without saying that these are dry-farmed bush vines. The must is fermented exclusively with native yeasts in old barrels and it is aged in a cement egg. No additions are made, with the exception of sulphur, which is added post-fermentation.
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