Brittany Davis

9.5

Light bodied bright a little sour - delicious — 2 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.2

Raats — Original Chenin Blanc 2023
Stellenbosch, South Africa 🇿🇦

Overview
An approachable, unoaked Chenin Blanc from Stellenbosch, delivering expressive aromatics, bright natural acidity, and effortless drinkability. Crafted in a clean, purity-driven style, this wine highlights Chenin’s fruit clarity and freshness rather than oak influence, making it an easygoing yet polished crowd pleaser.

Aromas & Flavors
Fresh melon, ripe pear, subtle citrus peel, and gentle tropical notes lead the nose. On the palate, juicy stone fruit and honeydew glide alongside light floral tones, finishing with clean citrus lift and refreshing clarity.

Mouthfeel
Light-to-medium bodied, supple, and silky with crisp acidity keeping everything lively and balanced. Smooth texture without weight or heaviness, making it dangerously easy to enjoy by the glass.

Food Pairings
Grilled chicken or shrimp skewers. Fresh salads with citrus vinaigrette. Sushi or ceviche. Soft cheeses and light antipasti. Perfect as an aperitif.

Verdict
A joyful, highly drinkable Chenin Blanc that delivers aromatic charm, freshness, and balance without trying to overcomplicate things. A reliable crowd favorite that showcases why South Africa continues to shine with Chenin.

Did You Know?
South Africa is the world’s largest producer of Chenin Blanc, where the grape is historically known as Steen. It thrives in the Cape’s sunshine and cooling maritime influences, allowing producers like Raats to craft styles ranging from crisp and approachable to world-class age-worthy bottlings.

🍷 Personal Pick
This is pure “easy pleasure” wine, aromatic, refreshing, and endlessly drinkable. Perfect for casual gatherings, warm afternoons, and effortless sipping when you want quality without overthinking the glass. — 6 months ago

Vanessa

9.1

Cheers to old-vine Chenin Blanc from South Africa! 🇿🇦 In South Africa, Chenin Blanc also goes by the name “Steen.”

It’s such a versatile grape and wine, capable of producing beautiful sweet, dry, still, and sparkling wines.

This wine is still and dry. We’ve paired it with sushi and it’s a delightful duet.

The grapes for this wine were grown organically in the Citrusdal Mountain district, north of Cape Town, west of the Olifants River, on the Western Cape. The bush vines were originally planted in 1957 (old!!), contributing to an intensity and a concentration of primary aromas and flavors in the grapes.

Indeed, the nose and palate offer medium(+) aromas and flavors of ripe pear, yellow apple, white peach, vegetal, boxwood, white blossom, crushed stone, and aged cheese rind notes. Lively acidity gives it lift and balances the high alcohol and intensity of fruit.

This wine was produced by Ginny Povall, American-born proprietor and self-taught winemaker of Botanica Wines. I love the botanical images on her labels, each an homage to the flower farm on which she began her wine production journey in South Africa.   

Botanica Wines, Chenin Blanc (Mary Delany Collection), 2019, ABV 14%. — 4 years ago

with Deked1

Johan Sjövall

9.1

Fantastic wine. Had an odor that reminded me of nail polish of all things. But the flavors were peppery and very precise. — 6 years ago

Lauren Kessinger

9.2

Perfect pet nat for nights of self-quarantine — 6 years ago

with Josh

Chris Shultz

8.9

Super grapey. Easy drinking. Made like the other I had yesterday, but with Syrah and voignier. This is a more successful version. Seems about 30% voignier... — 7 years ago

Mico Mico

9.2

あまい、おいしい！
炭酸のいちごジュースみたい！みんなでのんだ
ジュースィー
9卓のスウェーデン人は好きじゃなかったみたいね — 3 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Still a solid value — 9 months ago

with Sarah

John Brandau

9.3

Untuned/unfiltered. Apple cider and funk whisper. Brine and pith and orange blossom on the pallet. Killer. Buy more now! — 3 years ago

John Tan

9.2

27 Dec dinner at Violet Oon w M, Katja, George, Adelia, Emelia, Cory, Summer, Quinn. Textured, rich, fruity.

This is eccentric, idiosyncratic Anders at its finest,. This is a blend of Syrah and Grenache Blanc alongside 6 varieties of red and white grapes usually intended for eating (Muscat Noir, Muscat Blanc, Chasselas, Italia, Ribol and Cardinal) Sour cherry fruit, floral, and GULPABLE.

Rouge 2019 from Ardéche.

Raisins de Table (Muscat blanc, Muscat Noir, Chasselas, Italia, Ribol Noir and Cardinal), Syrah & Grenache Blanc. 13,5% alc. The destemmed Raisins de Table and Grenache Blanc have been macerated in the pressurage direct juice of Syrah, for 6 weeks. After maceration the grapes were pressed for 3 days in our little vertical pressoir. The following fermentation took place in barriques for almost 11 months without soutirage. All fermentation has been on the yeast (sur lie). Bottled the 22nd of August 2020. Light red wine with a very solid expression. Many things are going on, on an aromatic level. Both Muscat and Grenache Blanc are very easily recognized. — 4 years ago

Megan

9.0

Fabulous new discovery! Roasted strawberry with a hint of baking space. Lovely Grenache. Would definitely buy again. — 5 years ago

Kyle Zeman

9.3

Nutty oxidative juicy — 6 years ago

Zack Hall

9.1

Direct press Grenache noir lost 60% to hail va expressive — 6 years ago

Mico Mico

9.6

この名前正しくない！！
Dancing all the way to the back door at bakery at 5 in the morning
シャルドネとヴィオニエ
美味しい💚やはりアンダースのワインはとても美味しい
好き
日本語翻訳の本読みたいよ — 4 months ago

Willem Booij

9.2

Neus: Aroma’s van rijpe perzik, abrikoos, en een vleugje citrus, met subtiele tonen van honing en natte steen.

Smaak: Vol en weelderig, met sappige fruittonen en een aangename zuurgraad die de wijn levendig maakt. De mineraliteit geeft diepte en complexiteit.

Afdronk: Lang, met een harmonieuze combinatie van fruit en terroir.

@TheMillenRotterdan — 2 years ago

Michael

9.1

Grass and licorice — 4 years ago

Jeff Griffin

9.9

Blackberry compote. Dried Doug Fir needles. — 4 years ago

Kristen McCabe

9.0

Sour strawberry, nice acid, sweet but not cloying, peachy. — 5 years ago

President Obama

9.3

@maydan and it had a sour beer taste to it. — 6 years ago

Nooka Jones

9.1

Sweet sherry nose
Tangy apple tongue, med bodies
Sweetness mellows out to a citrusy, orange blossom after
Deliciously weird and unexpectedly refreshing; I want to drink it! — 6 years ago

with Andrea