Clairette Blanche

Inchazelo

Liwayini lelidzala kakhuu leligilebisi lelimhlophe lelivela emuva kuminyaka ya 1500s, yahlanyelwa ngebubanti eningizimu yase France yaphindze yasetjentiswa ekukhiciteni liwayini letinhlase, kepha laphindze laba yinhlobo yeligilebisi lasetafuleni.

Lapho Livela Khona

Livela eFrance

Lamanye Emagama

Ligama le Clairette Blanche lisho ‘bumcoka lobucacako’. Angetulu kwemashumi lasitfupha nemfica emagama lafanako eClairette Blanche. Iphindze yatiwe nge Blanquette, Extra, Piquepoul noma iClarette. iBourboulenc yinhlobo lehlukile noma nje isebentisa libito/ligama le Clairette kanye ne Clairette Blanche njengemagama lafanako.

Kukhicita la Ningizimu Afrika

Yacalwa/yasungulwa la Ningizimu Afrika nga 1906, ekucaleni yalinywa endzaweni yase Groot Drakenstein.
Ngetulu nje kwemahekitha lamakhulu lamatsatfu nemashumi lasihlanu iClairette Blanche yancutfwa la Ningizimu Afrika nga (2016) kwatsi ngemahekitha lalikhulu nemashumi layimfica nesihlanu (195 ha) lasele, ikakhulu etindzaweni letifutfumele tase Worcester (88ha -emahekitha lamashumi lasiphohlongo nesiphohlongo), Paarl (34ha – emahekitha lamashumi lamatsatfu nakune) bese iRobertson (33ha – emahekihta lamashumi lamatsatfu nakutsatfu).

Kukhula/Kuhluma

iClairette Blanche ikhula ngemandla ngekuya etulu nekuntjuma kwayo lokuyincelencele emoyeni. Ingaguculwa njengemvini wasehlatsini noma njengalehluma isinyisiwe phindze njengaletsetfwe emhlabatsini emhlabatsini lovundzile etindzaweni letipholile.
iClairette Blanche iyincelencele kusomiso (ilahlekelwa ngemacembe ayo) bese idzinga kuniselwa/emanti. Kuphakama kwayo kulishumi nesitfupha(16) – kuya eshumini nesiphohlongo (18 t/ha), itsatfwe nayinelishumi nemfica kuya kumashumi lamabili nakunye elizinga le Balling. Lizinga le Balling liveta sigaba sekunongotela kumagilebisi phindze nasekalungele kuvunwa.

Kuvutfwa

iClairette Blanche ivutfwa muva – kufika ekugcineni kwenyanga yeNdlovu phindze nasemavikini lamatsatfu emva kwe Chenin Blanc.

Emagungumence

Emagungumence lamakhulu lasandingilizi lanesikhumba/sigogo lesincama kepha sicinile.

Tilokatane Nemagciwane

iClairette Blanche iyincelencele kumuhlwa lophansi nakumagciwane etitjalo ekpha angema tifo tetitjalo kanye ne oidium. Ngenca yetifungo tawo leticegetelako iyala kubola naku botrytis. Kuntjuma kwayo kungalimateka malula emoyeni.

Kusetjentiswa

Emagilebisi agucuka ngekushesha (emawayini anelikhono lekukhula lelimfisha) aphindze akhokhe emawayini lane acidi lephansi netjwala lobusetulu. Phambilini beyisetjentiselwa liwayini lelinetinhlase iClairette Blanche nyalo isetjentiswa ekuhlanganiseni.
Uma ikhiwe ngekushesha, ingahlanganiswa kwentela kutfola kuvelela emlonyeni lokunemandla/lokucinile. iClairette Blanche ingasetjentiswa njengeliwayini leligilebisi lasetafuleni.

Kuvelela/Sinongo

Ayivami kusetjentiswa njengenhlobo yeliwayini linye, iClairette Blanche ikhokha emawayini labonakala kahle lasetjentiswa ekuhlanganiseni tinongo tetitselo njengalokusalamula, phayinaphu, emaplum laluhlata noma tjani nelilamula.
Lelichazwa njenge ‘Clairette Blanche lesemkhatsini ngekunongotela lephindze ikhombe timbali letitsite (emacembe etimbali, mhlawumbe), titselo letihlangene kanye netitselo telitje. Ngephansi kwetimo letikhetsiwe, ingakhokha liwayini leliyindingilizi lekahle lenentfo lematima iester-njengelibala lelehlukile, lelingachazwa njenge ‘licembe lembali’.

Translated by Phindile Malotana