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Niel Joubert Paarl Chenin Blanc RSA
Description: The family owned winery of Klein Simonsvlei is situated on the slopes of a ridge known as ''Ribbokskop'', a name derived from the wild buck that inhabit the area, overlooking the Paarl Valley in the heart of the Cape winelands. The vineyards extend over 300 hectares on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain. The winery owner is Niel Joubert, and his son Daan is the viticulturalist . Winemaker Erni Leicht joined the winery in 2000 after extensive training and winemaking experience in both Germany and South Africa (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £66.60
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Fairview LA BERYL BLANC Chenin Blanc Paarl RSA
Description: The La Beryl Blanc from Fairview was produced from hand harvested Chenin Blanc and Semillon. Charles Back added Semillon to the blend this year to add complexity to the Chenin Blanc. The grapes were delicately laid out on beds of straw to desiccate. Eventually the bunches lost about 75% of their volume, intensifying the flavour and sweetness of the berries. The grapes were gently pressed and the juice fermented in French oak barrels. This sweet Chenin is rich yet balanced, and offers superb value for a sweet wine of this quality. Fairview is situated on the lower slopes of Mt. Paarl, the mountain that gives its name to this warm region, which is more sheltered from the moderating maritime influence than nearby Stellenbosch. Fairview has been planted with vines since 1699, when it was known by the name of Bloemkwoolfontein . Fortunately, its name was changed to Fairview by an English owner at the beginning of the 20th century. The property was bought by the grandfather of current owner, Charles Back, in 1937, and was subsequently run by his father, Cyril. Charles has run it for the past 25 years. ''I've spent most of that time in search of a style I'm happy with,'' says Fairview's driving force Charles Back. ''I'm happy that we're now getting plush fruit but with good grip, so better balanced wines.'' (6 x 50 cl)
Price: £67.78
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Saam Mountain Chenin Blanc Paarl RSA
Description: Rich tropical aromas of pear, guava and ripe yellow stone fruits jump out of the glass when you pour Saam Mountain Chenin Blanc. The abundance of flavours carries through on the well-structured palate and rich aftertaste. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £77.51
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Bovlei CLEAR MOUNTAIN Chenin Blanc Wellington RSA
Description: TASTING NOTES Clear with a light green tint. Reductively made, the wine has a youthfull, crisp, dry aftertaste. Undertones of hay and an abundance of tropical, guava flavours on the nose carry through on the palate. IN THE VINEYARD The wine is a blend of two different Chenin Blanc vineyards. The blend consist of 70% of the blend is form Dryland bushvine with a yield of 8 ton / hectare. The other 30% is from irrigated drip vineyards yielding 11 ton / hectare with an extended Perold trellis system. The soil is from the higher slopes of Bovlei on the foot of the Hawekwa Mountains. IN THE CELLAR The grapes were picked in February during a long cool ripening summer which led to great cultivar flavours in the juice. We picked at 21º Balling and riper tannins were formed with a balance is acidity and pH levels. Morning picked, the grapes were crushed, destemmend and the juice left to settle. The juice fermented at 10 (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £61.86
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Winecorp Spier DISCOVER Chenin Blanc RSA
Description: Winecorp was established in 1999 through the merging of three of South Africa's foremost wineries: the pioneering Spier, the boutique Longridge and the entrepreneurial Savanha. The key feature of Spier's winemaking philosophy is its dedication to making wines of the highest quality, across all its ranges. Its large modern custom-built winery is designed to enable Frans Smit's winemaking team to make great terroir-specific wines. Spier's dedicated viticulture team supervises its own and managed vineyards that are situated in the prime wine-growing areas of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Darling on the West Coast. The Spier winery then processes fruit from Spier's own vines and from other carefully selected vineyards. This is a blend of Chenin Blanc as well as a little Colombard that has a brilliantly clear pale lime colour. A crisp fruity wine with tropical fruit flavours and a hint of citrus on the nose and palate that leads to a long lingering finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £71.63
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Golden Kaan Chenin Blanc Western Cape RSA
Description: Chenin Blanc is the quintessential South African grape varietal, and this wooded, dry wine has a complex nose combined with ripe melon fruit, caramel and oaky vanilla aromas. It has a rich palate with a creamy butterscotch character and oak flavours, adding a roasted aftertaste. A fresh and lingering wine experience. The grapes were selected from the Paarl and Malmesbury area and harvested at 24 °C. 30% of the blend were fermented and aged in French oak for 3 months and 70% underwent normal tank fermentation. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £74.88
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Sangoma Chenin Blanc Durbanville RSA
Description: This Chenin Blanc is bright, vibrant and perfumed with pure varietal character. It is dry yet rich on the palate with crisp acidity and good length. Sourced from selected vineyards in the Coastal area, the fruit for this wine was protectively handled in order to preserve the fresh appley flavours that characterise good Chenin Blanc. This wine will be bottled under Stelvin closure, so that it can be enjoyed free from cork taint and in perfect condition. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £76.30
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Cape Bay Winery Chenin Blanc RSA
Description: Cape Bay Winery Chenin Blanc RSA from South Africa, Walker Bay by Cape Bay Winery Fruity Dry Whites (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £71.28
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Finca Flichman Chenin Blanc Mendoza Argentina
Description: A soft, easy-drinking wine, crisp, with an attractive, slightly honeyed palate and good, ripe acidity giving balance on the finish. The Chenin Blanc is ideally suited to the warm, sunny climate of the region. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £81.57
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Peter Lehmann THE BAROSSA VALLEY Chenin Blanc- 18.75cl Quarter Bottles
Description: T a s t i n g N o t e Top quality Chenin Blanc generally has delicious aromatic tropical fruit characters and a wonderful clean steely acid. It is a very refreshing white wine style and perfect for lazy summer sipping. Well made, from low production vineyards, Chenin Blanc, like great Riesling is capable of developing superbly in the bottle. Colour: Vibrant, delicate green gold Bouquet: Tropical fruits, apple blossom and lime aromas Palate: Baskets of fresh fruit flavours on the palate with an exceptionally clean refreshing, crisp, almost rapier-like finish (24 x 18.75 cl)
Price: £51.09
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