Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc

Vintage: 2021
Winery: Ken Forrester
Description: 97 pts 'Best of Show' 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards We've had Chenin Blanc-based wines from the Loire in our Best In Show selection, but never yet a Chenin from the country with more of this variety planted than any rival nation: South Africa. That changed this year with this stylish Chenin from Stellenbosch. Gone was the sometimes over-fleshy, over-crafted style associated with ambitious Cape Chenins in the past. This pale gold, pure, fine-fruited wine hints at honey, spring flowers, pear and quince in its focussed, almost lacy aromas, while the palate is graceful and shapely, too, deftly balanced, and with a stony residuum that suggests deep-rooted old vines. An outstanding Chenin, in sum, perfectly pitched both as a varietal and as a Stellenbosch classic.
Price: $ 16.99
Price in original currency: None

Available from Southern Hemisphere Wine Center

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First added to 1000 Corks on April 30, 2023.