Vanilla, lemon, green apple, lemon, wax, very discreet oak touches... No doubt about the varietal on the nose. The palate is showing a superlative acid backbone that it taking everything in its wake. There is some width, some apple and citrusy notes all along, a good grip and vivid mouthfeel, some waxy notes too, before a widening midpalate that powers up a very long, acid driven finish that leaves some slightly buttery touches over a citrusy finish that goes on for ever and even raise a bitter note in the very end. This is chenin like I like it. Dry as a full day of walking in the desert, focused as an hawk zeroing on its pray, electric as a late afternoon storm in the heat of summer. Great stuff!
Vanilla, lemon, green apple, lemon, wax, very discreet oak touches... No doubt about the varietal on the nose. The palate is showing a superlative acid backbone that it taking everything in its wake. There is some width, some apple and citrusy notes all along, a good grip and vivid mouthfeel, some waxy notes too, before a widening midpalate that powers up a very long, acid driven finish that leaves some slightly buttery touches over a citrusy finish that goes on for ever and even raise a bitter note in the very end. This is chenin like I like it. Dry as a full day of walking in the desert, focused as an hawk zeroing on its pray, electric as a late afternoon storm in the heat of summer. Great stuff!
Apr 12th, 2024
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
