Mid Gold in colour. Notes of Baked Apple pie and cinnamon. On the palate great depth and intensity of flavour. Ripe Chenin Blanc with oak judged to perfection culminating in a delicious white wine. The 14.5% ABV does not show. Chenin Blanc does well in the south west of Western Australia which would be similar climatically to South Africa where it is widely planted. Great wine - must buy more.
Mid Gold in colour. Notes of Baked Apple pie and cinnamon. On the palate great depth and intensity of flavour. Ripe Chenin Blanc with oak judged to perfection culminating in a delicious white wine. The 14.5% ABV does not show. Chenin Blanc does well in the south west of Western Australia which would be similar climatically to South Africa where it is widely planted. Great wine - must buy more.
Apr 13th, 2020Green Apple aromas and flavours. Oak fairly blended and hidden at 9 years of age. An interesting wine - drink the remaining 2 bottles in the next 3 years. Refreshing / expecting more complexity. Tasted another one 21 weeks later on 2nd July 2019 with similar notes - mouldy apples and woodsy notes. The maturation in wood masks the varietal characters of the Chenin to an extent.
Green Apple aromas and flavours. Oak fairly blended and hidden at 9 years of age. An interesting wine - drink the remaining 2 bottles in the next 3 years. Refreshing / expecting more complexity. Tasted another one 21 weeks later on 2nd July 2019 with similar notes - mouldy apples and woodsy notes. The maturation in wood masks the varietal characters of the Chenin to an extent.
Feb 5th, 2019Enjoying Chenin Blanc as a more full bodied white in the colder months rather than lean Chardonnays and Rieslings. Nose of tropical fruits with the added complexity of oak maturation but not overdone. A specialty for Peel Estate and capable of medium to long term cellaring. Purchased at cellar door a few years ago. Very good. 18.
Enjoying Chenin Blanc as a more full bodied white in the colder months rather than lean Chardonnays and Rieslings. Nose of tropical fruits with the added complexity of oak maturation but not overdone. A specialty for Peel Estate and capable of medium to long term cellaring. Purchased at cellar door a few years ago. Very good. 18.
Jul 4th, 2015
Peel, Greater Perth, Western Australia, Australia
