False Bay Wild Yeast Chenin Blanc 2019
Regular price £8.95A delicious South African Chenin made with the care and attention normal reserved for wines of twice the price.
This sought after wine has fine, mineral Chenin characters with gentle ripe apple aromas, honeyed aromatics and delicious greengage and citrus lemon acidity on the long finish. A wine with great finesse and style
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
‘Wild Yeast Fermentation’ refers to the practice of letting the naturally occurring yeast in the environment to run the fermentation (rather than using cultured yeasts). Although wild yeast fermentations require closer care and attention by the winemaker, the results are a more complex and interesting wine.
Aloe Tree Chenin Blanc
Regular price £8.25A fantastic wine for all occasions. Aromatic guava and orange blossom Jump from the glass – this Chenin Blanc is off dry with ripe apples, peaches and a hint of orange peel on the palate.
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc
Vegan/Vegetarian
The fruit for Aloe Tree hails from the increasingly fashionable west coast of the Cape. Cool nights and sea breezes combine to extend the growing season, resulting in perfectly balanced, ripe grapes.
Vouvray Les Girardiéres Bernard Fouquet 2018
Regular price £12.95Highly regarded wine producer Bernard Fouquet makes this off-dry Chenin sings with explosive fruit and elegant minerality.
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 12%
Maison Antech Blanquette de Limoux Brut NV
Regular price £13.95Wonderful, lively bubbly with fresh granny smith apple aromas and flavours.
Country: France
Region: Limoux, Languedoc
Grape: Mauzac, Chenin, Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
Traditional Method
KWV Mentors Chenin Blanc 2019
Regular price £16.85A true reflection of a great South African Chenin blanc, intense flavours of peach, Granny Smith apple and meringue. The creamy and textured palate shows hints of lime and almonds, a vibrant, zesty finish.
Country:South Africa
Region: Paarl
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 14%
Laibach The Ladybird Organic White 2018
Regular price £15.95Fresh and complex with notes of white peach, almonds and a hint ripe papaya. Expressive on the palate with a lingering finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Chardonnay, Chenin,and Viognier
ABV: 13.5%
Food Match: Paella
Raats Original Chenin 2019
Regular price £11.95Bruwer Raats, the winemaker, must be a front-runner for the accolade of ‘King of Chenin’. Not just in South Africa, but globally.
The wine has a distinctive yellow apple and pineapple core, alongside notes of green melon and limes. The wine is thus bursting with fresh fruit flavours. The wine ends with zesty citrus flavours, and has a long mineral finish
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Bruwer has established a reputation as a New World leader in the production of Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Neil Martin called him ""one of the top growers in the region, perhaps in South Africa"" and gave his Eden High Density Cabernet Franc 95 points. He crafts soil specific wines that embody the unique characteristics of the Stellenbosch region. The Original Chenin Blanc epitomises the balance between power and elegance, while the Family Chenin delivers a refined complexity with firm minerality.
Perdeberg Longevity Natural Sweet Chenin Blanc Reserve 37.5cl
Regular price £9.45Another example from Perdeberg Winery of the versatility of Chenin Blanc.
Appealing colour, enticing aromas and vibrant mouthfeel. Marmalade and honeycomb aromas are with a hint of ginger are all prominent on the nose, whilst the palate is viscose and voluptuous.
Country: South Africa
Region: Perdeberg
ABV: 9%
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Extreme Vineyards Bonfire Hill White 2018
Regular price £11.75Welcome to complex, ripe aromas of citrus and peach, backed up by the faintest sprinkling of fresh thyme and vanilla. The aromas introduce a palate altogether more complex, with rich, more-ish, juicy stone fruit, wrapped up in crunchy, refreshing, grapey acidity. Mouth-filling, delicious and succulent
Country: South Africa
Region: Elgin, Swartland, Overberg
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Chenin Blanc 82%
Rousanne 12%
Grenache Blanc 6%
Wilderberg Chenin Blanc 2018
Regular price £14.45Wonderfully rich and fleshy Chenin from hand harvested bushvine grown grapes in Paarl. Wild Yeast fermented.
Country: South Africa
Region: Paarl
Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc
ABV: 13%
Sijnn Malgas White Wine Blend 2017
Regular price £24.95One glass of this great wine is simply not enough! Rich, full and outstanding blend of Chenin and Viognier grown on complex, stony soils, with a warm, dry climate and sea breeze unique to the Malgas region. of South Africa Fresh fruit and complex mineral flavours, this wine carries on for a long while on the finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Malgas, Swellendam, Western Cape
Grapes: Chenin Blanc and Viognier
ABV: 14%
Sijnn is prounounced 'sen', or 'seine'
Certified IPW sustainable
Reyneke Organic Natural Chenin Blanc 2016 Limited Edition
Regular price £64.95What a treat from this highly regarded organic and biodynamic producer in Stellenbosch! On the nose there are complex notes of yellow peach and nectarine stone fruit, honey, burnt oranges, citrus peel and a gorgeous salinity. Vibrant and clean on the palate, perfectly balanced with lemon and lime flavours, red apple fruit intensity with spicy ginger and a stony minerality on the finish. This wine is beautifully poised. Sadly there was very little of it made, so try it on our wines dispensers if you can and hopefully we will still have it in stock.....
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 12.5%
Organic
No Added Sulphites
Vegan/Vegetarian
Winemaker Rudiger Gretschel notes:
'The dry 2016 vintage saw our 5ha of old Chenin hardly giving us a crop. In a normal year we average between 6-10 tons out if this vineyard. In 2016 we got a mere 1,7 tons of the entire block. We picked the grapes rather late despite the dry year waiting for the sugar to pick up. The fruit tasted amazing with a very fresh acidity. Once we whole bunch pressed the grapes I was amazed again by the clear, fresh juice. For this reason we decided to not do an overnight settling and took the juice directly to 300l, 2nd fill barrel for natural ferment. We ended getting 3 x 300l barrels from 5ha of vineyard.
The must fermented in barrel in a cold room. After ferment we kept the wine in
the cold room for maturation, because I wanted to inhibit the secondary
fermentation. In January this year we racked it out of barrel under a blanket
of ‘dry ice’ and bottled it the next day without any filtration, or SO2.'
Bonfire Case (6)
Regular price £70.50
Extreme Vineyards Bonfire Hill White 2018
Extreme Vineyards Bonfire Hill Red 2018
* Products in this description are the wines you will receive, although wines in the case picture may differ.
Ronceray Chateau de Plaisance Anjou Blanc 2019
Regular price £24.00Bone dry, complex and textured Chenin from a part of the Loire typically famed for its sweet wines.
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 14%
Organic, Biodynamic
Reyneke Organic Chenin Blanc 2019
Regular price £21.9594 points Tim Atkin MW
5 Star Platter Winery
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 12.5%
Organic and Biodynamic
Vegan/Vegetarian