Thistle & Weed - Brandnetel Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2022 soft clad tannins

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Fort Berens is committed to sustainable agriculture using primarily natural products and practices to grow and support their grapes

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There has been a commitment of long standing to sustainability at this domaine: land is worked with horses to avoid compaction and there is no plowing

Thistle & Weed - Brandnetel Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2022 soft clad tanninsThistle and Weed is a collaboration between the Terblanche and Wiid families established in 2015, led by Etienne Terblanche (Viticulturist) and Stephanie Wiid (Winemaker). They seek out interesting vineyards of older vines around the Western Cape. This comes from Nietvoorbij vineyard in the foothills of the Simonsberg Mountain, in Stelly, on weathered granite soils. The vineyard was planted in 1980, originally as a rootstock trial site, hence its