G.O.A.T Chenin Blanc

Enjoy this complex, fresh wine as an aperitif or paired with summer favourites such as seafood paella, creamy pasta, or pizza.

Perdeberg Group is one of South Africa’s leading wine producers and exporters with its head office situated in the shadows of the Paardeberg Mountain in Paarl. Established in 1941, the company adopted its name from the scores of Mountain Zebra that once roamed the mountain foothills, mistaken for wild horses by the Dutch. With an exceptional portfolio of superior quality brands, Perdeberg markets award-winning wines to a selection of top wine markets around the globe. These include The Dryland Collection, The Vineyard Collection, The Classic Range and Soft Smooth Range. Through our extensive supply network of grapes and wines, we offer customers a complete solution to meet the ever-changing needs of their consumers. The unique composition of our vineyards significantly contributes to the quality of our wines. These dry land bush vines create exceptional fruit concentration than vines subjected to unnatural vineyard practices. The structure and complexity of these smaller berries bring intense colour, added body and bold flavours. Perdeberg Cellar's unique composition of vineyards significantly contributes to the quality of our wines. Our vineyards cover more than 2500 ha and are mostly un-irrigated and un-trellised, yielding a very low long-term average of 8 tons per hectare. Under these conditions, Mother Nature produces her best fruit with intense colour, added body, and passionate flavours. These vines allow our winemaking team to produce an internationally well-awarded wine arrangement, enjoyed around the world.

The 2024 harvest started two weeks earlier than the previous year. However, unforeseen winds during late November and early December resulted in a reduced yield. Despite this, the anticipated quality remains exceptional. Elevated temperatures in early February necessitated an early grape harvest by the team. The grapes were harvested from 40 and 47-year-old bush vines in the Paarl. The soil consists of mostly decomposed granite that’s well suited for Chenin Blanc vineyards in dryland conditions. No irrigation was given in the vineyard, and the vines rely only on natural rainfall. Small berry clusters form due to the natural balance in the vines that provides good natural acidity and concentrated fruit flavours.

The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning. After de-stemming, they received three hours of skin contact. The juice was clarified before fermentation and great care was taken to ensure that only clear juice was used for the fermentation. To ensure fruit purity, 90% of the wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks at cold temperatures and the remaining 10% of the wine was fermented in 500-litre French oak barrels. This natural, barrel-fermented component contributes to the wine’s complexity and mouthfeel. Lastly, the wine was aged on the lees for six months before bottling to enhance mouthfeel.