Colour:
2025 Florentine shines a pale straw colour.
Aroma:
Its lifted bouquet bursts with fresh apple, quince, chamomile tea, zesty lime, and a delicate touch of cut grass.
Palate:
The palate is supple yet vibrant, brimming with juicy fruit. Lively citrus and succulent stone fruit carry through, while a fine mineral thread adds poise to the rounded texture. Pure, varietal and fruit-driven, this beautifully balanced wine lingers with a long, clean finish.
Recommended Drinking:
Delightful in its youth, Florentine will also reward cellaring for a decade or more.
The grapes were harvested in the cool of the early morning on February 17th. They were then pressed, and the juice was briefly settled prior to racking where it was cooly fermented in tank for ten days. The wine was bottled immediately after primary fermentation whilst young and fresh to retain utmost vibrancy.
The 2025 vintage has delivered wines of exceptional quality, destined to rank among the finest. This warm and dry year was punctuated by significant growing season frosts, with rainfall from Winter through Summer reaching only two-thirds of the average. Two major frosts in September set the tone for a challenging yet rewarding season. Spring temperatures were 1 degree above average, while Summer was 2 degrees higher. The combination of warmth, dry conditions, and lower yields resulted in the earliest start and finish to vintage since our winemaking journey began in 2002. These steady ripening conditions ensured the vines remained healthy, producing grapes of outstanding quality and the resultant 2025 wines stand firmly in the upper echelon
Florentine is from a single vineyard of Chenin Blanc on the Kalleske property that was planted in 1988. The vines are low yielding and soil is shallow sand with clay subsoil.