{"product_id":"lalela-wine-collective-heritage-white-blend-2024-750ml","title":"Lalela Wine Collective Heritage White Blend 2024 750mL","description":"\u003cp\u003eSOUTH AFRICA : WESTERN CAPE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSUSTAINABLE : Chenin Blanc, Semillon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, GREEN APPLE, QUINCE, JASMINE, NEUTRAL OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chenin Blanc comes from a single-vineyard parcel in Breedekloof, a warm inland district known more for volume than distinction — except in older, well-farmed pockets like this one. The Semillon is the unusual part: it's sourced from the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, a cool coastal zone that built its reputation on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, where Semillon plantings are rare enough to be a genuine curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLalela — Zulu for \"come listen\" — is the project of winemakers Wade Sander and Natasha Williams, two of South Africa's most closely watched young talents, working out of a shared facility in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Rather than farm their own vines, they source parcels across the Western Cape and build small runs around each site's character, with an explicit focus on the stories the industry's bigger names tend to skip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two varieties were vinified apart before blending: the Chenin whole-bunch pressed to stainless steel and settled overnight, the Semillon given a 10-day skin fermentation in open-top fermenters before pressing. Native yeast carried both ferments, and nine months in older French oak — no new wood — added texture without stacking on flavor. Just 3,370 bottles made it to release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eGrilled white fish (snapper, hake)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ecrisp acidity and creamy texture without weighing down delicate flesh\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRoast chicken with lemon and herbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eorchard fruit and gentle oak echo the citrus and herbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eSoft-ripened cheese (Brie, triple crème)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003elees-driven creaminess bridges the richness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Coeur Wine Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62828113461407,"sku":"8683","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/lalela-wine-collective-heritage-white-blend-2024-750ml","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}