2022 Coriole Chenin Blanc

92 pts
Light, fresh, clean-cut Chenin from a family that's been making this variety since 1977!

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Coriole has been producing Chenin Blanc from their McLaren Vale estate since 1977.

Over the years, they have developed several styles across their stable, right up to super textural, cellaring styles of the variety that benefit from a little age in their reserve range.

This is a super fresh, crunchy style of Chenin Blanc, with bright tropical fruits and thirst-quenching acidity. Tremendous drinking while the weather is warm!

Selector Magazine's Best 50 Wines of 2022 -"A light-weight, dry and fresh style of Chenin Blanc that Coriole excel at. This vintage was a Gold Medal-winner at the 2021 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards and in the glass shows pale with green freshness. White pineapple, apple and grapefruit lift; palate is light, fresh and dry, with a lovely nervous acidity driving the core of white and yellow fruit, pithy texture and some richer tropical notes to finish. Textural rather than fruity."

92 points - "An appealingly textural style of appeal and food-matching dexterity. Impressive persistence and line. Pear fruit carries with spicy allure and just the right contrast between flesh, slippery texture and zest."
Tyson Stelzer (WBM Magazine)

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chenin Blanc
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Reviewed By Wine Business Monthly
Critic Score 92
Alcohol 12%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Screw Cap

Coriole

Coriole is a McLaren Vale institution.

It's a winery with two sides. On one hand, they craft classic regional versions of Shiraz and Cabernet which are exemplary. On the other, they have been a trailblazer for emerging varieties (Italian varieties, in particular) in Australia.

Owner and winemaker, Mark Lloyd was one of the first in the country to experiment with Sangiovese and Fiano and has been hugely influential in bringing these varieties into the Australian wine zeitgeist.

Today, Mark's son Duncan has taken over the winemaking duties and his brother Peter as General Manager. The experimentation with emerging varieties continues under their guidance with Nero d'Avola, Negroamaro, and Piquepoul having come into the fold. Coriole never stands still. They are trailblazers who have had a huge impact on the changing face of modern Australian wine.

Winemaker Duncan Lloyd - McLaren Vale, SA Coriole

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