Brookdale Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Winery: | Brookdale |
| Description: | 95 pts/Gold Medal - Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 Clear, bright, and youthful with an intensely ripe tropical fruit nose with a slight reduction giving added dimension. The palate opens into flavours of baked apples, stone fruits, citrus blossom, sweet vanilla, and a delicious flinty-mineral expression which ends the wine with mouthwatering acidity. 95 pts Greg Sherwood Mw June 2022 Now a designated single vineyard Chenin Blanc, and newly labelled as such, the 2020 certainly rises to the challenge to offer an old vine intensity and quality that exceeds anything released from Brookdale previously. Everything is text book here and assembled with absolute precision. The aromatics burst forth with lofty notes of tangy sweet and sour yellow citrus, wet straw, hints of pineapple pastille and sweet herbal notes of fynbos and dried thyme. Fabulous lift and intensity continue to the opulent palate that shows an impressive concentration of white peach and citrus fruits with a tangerine kiss underpinned by fabulously tangy acids and a pronounced stony wet river pebble minerality on the long, unctuous finish. A wine with a revved up complexity and intensity but also a delightfully sophisticated balance. This is top level Tetris where all the blocks have slotted in together seamlessly to create a wine of beauty. Enjoy on release and over the next 10 to 12+ years 93 pts Tim Atkin Mw 2022 Brookdale source their top Chenin Blanc from a 35-year-old parcel in Paarl, fermenting the result in a combination of foudres and 500-litre barrels. Tangy, focused and well-balanced, with nutmeg and aniseed aromas, some cream from malolactic fermentation and a waxy, stony core. 2022-28 4 ½ Stars 2023 Platter's South African Wine Guide Fractional picking, wholebunch wild ferment/19 months mainly seasoned barrel & foudre, 20 (93 pts) is a complete contrast to its Mason sibling. Quince, bruised apple, wild honey, an overlay of thatch, crafted for very long ageing. 92 pts Wine Advocate Dec 2023 Grown on shale soils, the 2020 Chenin Blanc comes from a single vineyard and offers layers of complexity with aromas of underripe peach and hints of pineapple with touches of oak and yellow apple skin. Medium to full-bodied, there is succulent acidity with delightful weight and texture in the mouth before it leaves behind a spicy, lingering finish. It's a fantastic Chenin Blanc that brings me back for more. 2022-2033 |
| Price: | $ 29.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Southern Hemisphere Wine Center
| Address: |
5973 Engineer Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-504-9463 |
| Telephone (regular): | 714-892-3030 |
| Fax: | 714-892-6930 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 19, 2023.
