Chenin Blanc is a white grape variety originating in the Loire Valley of France. It is gaining momentum worldwide and is entering discussions and wine
lists everywhere.
This includes a groundswell of electricity around the wines of the Loire Valley, largely driven by the natural wine movement but also an urge to
drink lighter wines of lower alcohol, more structure and finesse. French Vouvray might, just might, be cool again. There is a neo-revisionist energy
around Chenin blanc.
The home of Australian Chenin blanc is the Swan Valley as it was developed by Houghton Wine Company many years ago and became be the largest selling white wine
in Australia all those years ago. In those days the name on the bottle was white burgundy, made mainly from chenin blanc.
Colour: Pale straw to gold
Bouquet: Fragrant combination of honey and spice.
Palate: a rich, soft, rounded palate with fresh acidity. Not sweet like commercial chenin's. It has an appealing texture and good palate length.
Cellaring: Pleasant drinking now, but has all the characteristics to ensure a long life and the development of more honey and spice.
This Chenin blanc is a dry white style table wine.
Grapes: Hand picked
Ferment: Open fermented free run juice
Vineyard: 100% Harris Organic vineyard
Irrigation: From the sky
Varieties: 98% chenin blanc, 2% muscadelle
Harvest: 8 - 15th February
Sugar level: 0.5 g/l
Production: 650 bottles
Alcohol: 13.0%
Pleasant with a pan fried fish or even a fresh fruit platter.
