2021 Craven Wines Karibib Vineyard Chenin Blanc

Old-vine Chenin Blanc out of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Truly energetic and delicious.
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It took some time for Mick and Jeanine to find the right vineyard to produce a Craven Chenin Blanc.

In 2015, they stumbled across a vineyard up in the Polkadraai Hills that had just what they were looking for. The fruit these vines were producing was designated for making sweet wine. However, when approached about white a dry white made with his grapes, the grower jumped at the chance.

It's one of their best cuvees now. A razor sharp, electric Chenin with real energy. It's a wine that twists through the finish and finishes squeaky and dry. It's a first rate Chenin Blanc from this part of the world.

Chenin blanc is a variety that we have always wanted to work with, but were waiting for the right vineyard to come along. Towards the end of 2015, we came across a beautiful site up on the Polkadraai Hills. This faux-bushvine vineyard had been farmed for sweet wine production, and the farmer was happy that a few us were excited to make some dry wine out of it! A little bit of TLC and we had a special block on our hands.

Region: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Blend: Chenin Blanc (100%)
ABV: 12.50%
Closure: 750ml
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93 Points - "Smells righteous. Lemon butter, sea spray, green apple and wet steel. More of the same to taste, limey, appley, saline, crisp in a way but also with this nice juiciness and a little puckering, river pebble grip too. Good intensity, good sense of richness and yet freshness. One of those gourmand wines that does a lot on a dinner table, but sits in a glass with great interest. Like it." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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    Mike E.
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    1 year ago
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    Rated 2 out of 5 stars
    Should have shown better for the provenance of the wine.

    Terribly Bretty. Fruit showed promise, was looking for the kind of fine, pointed wine normally seen from this Stellenbosch vineyard, but it presented with bret in both bottles opened to an industry tasting panel benchmarking Chenin. Would follow up with another vintage, because a Stellenbosch of this provenance should show better.

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