2023 Craven 'Karibib' Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa Nelson 500 liter old oak casks

500 liter old oak casks

Aged 9 months in small fiberglass tanks that allow for minimal oxygen exchange (to prevent reduction)

before bottling in May 2021

Saveria Vineyard Pinot Noir

its whole clusters received a vigorous pigeage prior to being placed into a small open-top fermenter with 100% stem inclusion

2023 Craven 'Karibib' Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa Nelson 500 liter old oak casksChenin Blanc is a variety that Mick has always wanted to work with but was waiting for the right vineyard to land in his lap. Toward the end of 2015, Mick came across the perfect site in the Polkadraai Hills, called the Karibib Vineyard. Jozua Joubert planted the vineyard in 1981 on an east facing block and has been working with the Cravens to bring it back to a more natural state. Initially trained on a single wire, it has been let go over time and