Intellego Elementis (Latin reference to the four natural elements of earth, water, fire and air) 2021 is produced from 100% Chenin Blanc. Grapes were harvested from bush vines planted in 1988. Destemmed and fermented on the skins for 13 days in open tanks. Aged in old 500-litre barrels for 10 months. Winemaker Jurgen’s cartoonishly idiosyncratic labels are one of his hallmarks. This bottle symbolises the region from where the grapes originate while the umbrella is the contrast as it symbolises the style in which the wine is made – skin contact. The red of the hand symbolises fire, the yellow water, the green umbrella earth and the blue air. Bottled at 11.5%. (Bottle size 750ml)

Intellego Wines owner and winemaker, Jurgen Gouws, is originally from the Eastern Cape but now calls the Swartland home. He has worked with some of that area’s most celebrated names, including Eben Sadie, Tom Lubbe and Craig Hawkins. Jurgen favours a natural approach; organic farming and minimal intervention (no yeast, acid, enzymes or fining; limited sulphur and filtration) in the cellar. He currently makes the wines at Annex Kloof on the Paardeberg. 

#WHITEWINE #CHENINBLANC