2024 Forrest Chenin Blanc

$28.00 Sale • Save
2024 Forrest Chenin Blanc

2024 Forrest Chenin Blanc

$28.00 Sale • Save

Sustainably Crafted

🌱Vegan Friendly

Tasting Notes

Always aiming for the classical off-dry style of the Loire, this wine is defined by flavours of pear, quince, jasmine, Greengage plum and ginger, balanced by a deliciously zesty acidity on the palate and a rich mineral yet creamy texture. It is a true French expression of the great Chameleon of grapes, Chenin Blanc, but it’s made right here in NZ for your drinking pleasure. Perfect Food Match: A seaside picnic of Fish ‘n’ Chips

Vineyard Sites

Beth fell in love with Chenin Blanc when we sent her to the Loire Valley to discover the intricacies of Sauvignon Blanc. Returning with excitement to show off the old vines John had lovingly planted in 1988 at our home block in Renwick, the two excited winemakers also set about expanding our plantings in the Southern Valleys to complement the steely, mineral notes of the gravels with the aromatic punch of the Brancott Clay profile.

Vinification

The grapes were machine harvested in the cool of the night, cold settled before being racked into our oak cuvées for fermentation (1000L barrels imported from Germany) to add some complexity and accentuate that wet lanolin character of great Chenin.

Analysis at bottling

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