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Mullineux Kloof Street Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2022
$32.00Grapes for the Kloof Street Chenin Blanc come from vineyard parcels on a variety of soils in different parts of the Swartland. The wine is part tank and part barrel fermented. Pale straw in colour, this wine has a nose of sun ripened pears and wet granite. The palate has a vibrant acidity balanced by […]
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Olifantsberg Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2019
$35.00From vines with an average age of 37 years. Fermented in a variety of vessels, from stainless steel to foudres and aged on lees in old, large format French oak. What an absolute ridiculous bargain this wine is. Cool and breezy with green apple, lemon, lime zest, pear and honeysuckle. Clean and precise, loads of […]
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Olifantsberg Lark Chenin Blanc 2019
$38.00Layered and detailed, mouth filling, yet light on its feet. Chenin Blanc can be many things and most winemakers opt for one style or another, but the Lark from Olifantsberg conjures up a multifaceted expression. Deeper and darker fruited aromatics than the old vine chenin, with white peach, apricot, nectarine, lime, dried herbs and whiffs […]
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Mullineux Old Vines White 2020
$55.00Out of Stock
Among their many other talents, Chris and Andrea Mullineux are superb blenders. This cuvée of Chenin with Clairette, Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Semillon, Viura and Verdelho proves the point. Savoury, waxy and focused, with engaging minerality, fine texture and flavours of pear, peach and citrus peel. Drink date: 2022-2027. 95 Points – Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, […]
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Crystallum The Agnes Chardonnay 2021
$50.00Peter-Allan Finlayson describes the 2021 Agnes as a wine with great delicacy, elegance and a lithe light touch crystalline purity. Indeed, this wine is incredibly sleek with fabulous zesty aromatics of lemon and lime biscuits, dusty grey slate and hints of honeydew melon. On the palate, the wine is beautifully elegant and pure boasting boiled […]
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Miles Mossop Introduction Chenin Blanc 2021
$28.00From unirrigated bush vines in Stellenbosch and Swartland. A remarkably complex and immensely satisfying wine at this price, a testament to the versatility of Chenin Blanc. Aromatics of lavender honey, quince, apricot, nectarine and jasmine. Intense and bright, with zingy citrus, tangy apple and a lovely mineral finish. There’s structure, quite tight in fact, complementing […]
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Thistle & Weed Springdoring Chenin Blanc 2021
$40.00Out of Stock
A heritage bush vine vineyard, planted in 1982 in the Joubertskloof on the Paardeberg Mountain, Swartland. Higher toned, chiselled and cool, certainly a reflection of the granite soils and freezing nights. Grapefruit, mandarin blossom, lime, fresh lemon, preserved lemon and subtle herbs. More linear and rapier like, the shape less round and the acidity more […]
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Thistle & Weed Khakibos White Blend 2021
$40.00Out of Stock
A classic South African white blend 35% Verdelho, 24% Palomino, 22% Chenin Blanc, 13% Alvarinho and 6% Fernao Pires. Sourced from 3 different vineyards, utterly different from one another, yet the blend is woven perfection. Incredibly complex and layered with fresh lemon, lime and mandarin, orange blossom, frangipani, savoury spice and dolmades. Refined and silky, […]
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Thistle & Weed Duwweltjie Chenin Blanc 2021
$40.00Out of Stock
From a bush vineyard in the Paarl planted in 1961, covered in Duwweltjie weeds or Devils thorns. Sandy topsoil, with a sub soil of clay, this is a perfect statement of the refined ruggedness of Paarl Chenin Blanc. Lemon peel, Pink Lady apple, apricot, white flowers and mint. Silky and mineral, a sublime combination, buoyant […]
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Olifantsberg Grenache Blanc 2019
$38.00Grenache Blanc, like Chenin Blanc, is a variety open to interpretation. Olifantsberg’s wines are elegant, controlled and poised. Fruit profiles in wines of both colours are plump and tender, nothing too overt. Stone fruits, honeysuckle, Tarragon, Sage and flint aromas. Beautiful caressing mouthfeel. Stone fruits and citrus, a gentle pithiness and green olive squeeze to […]
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Olifantsberg Blanc 2018
$40.00The emblematic white wine of Olifantsberg, an homage to the whites of southern Rhone. A blend of Roussanne, Grenache Blanc and Chenin Blanc, this is the fullest, but by no means full bodied white in the range. The most expressive too, with white peach, nectarine, apricot, spring jasmine and signature dried herbs. Aged in mostly […]
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Rall White 2020
$58.00Chenin Blanc (64%), Verdelho (32%) and Viognier (4%) all fermented naturally and matured separately in French oak, and in this vintage around 20% of the Chenin also in concrete before blending and bottling.Green and yellow citrus fruit, herbs and even some spice on the palate. Great natural acidity and a very low pH will also […]
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Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2021
$35.00The grapes are hand picked with great care and chilled overnight in a cold room. The following day they are whole-bunch pressed to a settling tank. These vineyards were picked over a period of 12 days and each day fresh juice was added to the already fermenting tanks. This extended the alcoholic fermentation by about […]
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Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Chenin Blanc 2022
$25.00The grapes for this wine come predominantly from selected vineyards in Stellenbosch, Paarl and Swartland. Owing to the nature of bush vines, careful canopy management was exercised so that no bunches were exposed to excessive sunlight and that an even ripening of the grapes was ensured. The 2022 harvest started very late due to covld […]
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Miles Mossop Chapter Three Chenin Blanc 2021
$50.00Out of Stock
Grown on slate soils, from 35 year old bush vines in the Stellenbosch. It’s electric, all tangy, tingly fruits. Pink Lady Apple, blood orange, quince, white peach, citrus blossom, jasmine and gardenia. A lovely weave of contrasting textures, mineral and silk. Round in shape, with decadent mid palate flesh and cut through by citrus peel […]
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Metzer Maritime Chenin Blanc 2019
$50.00Out of Stock
100% Chenin blanc. A single-vineyard wine from a bush vine parcel planted in 1980. The vineyard is situated a mere 4km’s from the shores of False Bay. The vineyard’s pure fruit quality radiates pear, white peach and lemon. Bright stone fruit follows through on the palate which is marked by a rich texture and a […]
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Miles Mossop Saskia White Blend 2020
$50.00An idiosyncratic Cape blend, that is classic South Africa. From unirrigated bush vines rooted in decomposed granite soils of the Paardeberg Mountain. 63% Chenin Blanc, 14% Grenache Blanc, 6% Viognier and 6% Verdelho. Matured in a variety of vessels including a concrete egg and 400 litre French oak, 22% new. Incredibly complex aromatics of quince, […]
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Rall Grenache Blanc 2019
$50.00The nose shows a little reduction before lemon, naartjie (mandarin), stone fruit, cut apple and a little nuttiness. Rich and broad with seemingly quite moderate acidity, round without being too leesy, this is a more generous vintage than usual. 92 Points – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za The grapes for this wine come from dry-farmed bush vines […]
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Rall Red 2018
$55.00A brooding nose of black fruit, withered rose, some meatiness, spice and even a little tar. The palate meanwhile is full-bodied with smooth tannins, the finish super-dry. This is 100% whole-bunch fermented but the fruit is so dense that there’s no sense of stalkiness on the palate. A dramatic, powerful wine. 92 Points – Christian […]
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Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2021
$32.00Flavours of melon, white peach and almond blossom and a hint of minerality that adds to the elegance of the wine. Masterfully oaked, this wine is textured and creamy on the mid-palate with a lively, crisp finish. This wine can be enjoyed now, but with careful cellaring it should age gracefully over the next 10 […]
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Alheit 2021 Mixed Dozen Pack
$1,100.00 Per case of 12Contains the following: 4 x bottles Alheit Cartology 2021 “It unfurls gradually on the nose with honeysuckle and light yellow plum and mirabelle scents, a mineral undertow that stealthily gains prominence. The palate is very well balanced with just a killer line of acidity; Nashi pear and yellow plum commingle towards a resinous finish. After […]
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Carinus Chenin Blanc 2022
$35.00The wine exhibits aromatics of wet stone, yellow pear, fynbos, and bruised curry leaf, while the palate is lively and fresh, culminating in a long finish. Winemaker’s Note Shop all South African wines
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Carinus Polkadraai Heuwels Chenin Blanc 2022
$55.00‘Complete contrast to Swartland version. 2022 cool-climate Polkadraai Hills has exhilarating intensity to its steely core & reverberating dry finish. A little grip adds to structure, allowing for ripe red apple flavours to fully emerge over time. Wholebunch press, 75% concrete ‘egg’, rest year older oak, like 2021 – Platter’s Guide, 5* (95/100) Chris Alheit […]
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Gabrielskloof The Landscape Elodie Chenin Blanc 2022
$55.00This comes from four vineyards in the Swartland, ranging in age from 38-55 years, 2 in granite and two in ironstone soils. 20% amphora. This is fine, dry and textural with fine citrus, white peach and pear, sitting atop a stony chalky minerality, with a salty twist on the finish. Very fine and expressive. 95/100 […]
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