"Intensity of flavour is one of this wine’s key attributes but texture and length are the thing. Pear, apple, mace and hay characters get a good chatter of flavour going, (white) pepper notes sprayed over the finish. There’s a chalky, earthy, smoky aspect to the aftertaste and a general feeling of completeness. It’s a savoury white, turned out beautifully." - Wine Front
"A late and cool growing season gave us smaller, more flavourful bunches and lifted aromatics. There is a richness and density of fruit on the mid-palate that reflects another year of our farming the vineyard, and lower yields. We are starting to uncover the full potential of these old vines. A mix of crushed and whole bunch pressed fruit was fermented in both concrete and large format old oak bring texture to the wine. The textured palate is balanced with a mineral, saline edge and long, pithy finish.
The 2023 Chenin Blanc has the concentration and structure to develop fine tertiary characters in the bottle over the next 15 years." - MMAD
