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Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc is an important white grape variety planted in the Anjou-Saumur and Touraine regions of
the Loire Valley and the most widely planted varietal grape in South Africa.
In the Loire it produces high quality dry wines in Savenniéres, and luscious sweet, dessert wines in Coteaux du Layon, Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume. In Vouvray and Montlouis it can be dry, medium dry, or sweet, and still or sparkling. Whether dry or sweet, the best Loire Chenin Blancs possess marvellously concentrated rich, honeyed fruit toge ther with refreshingly vibrant acidity. It is Chenin Blanc`s high acidity that enable the wines to age so well.
In the Loire it produces high quality dry wines in Savenniéres, and luscious sweet, dessert wines in Coteaux du Layon, Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume. In Vouvray and Montlouis it can be dry, medium dry, or sweet, and still or sparkling. Whether dry or sweet, the best Loire Chenin Blancs possess marvellously concentrated rich, honeyed fruit toge ther with refreshingly vibrant acidity. It is Chenin Blanc`s high acidity that enable the wines to age so well.
In South Africa Chenin Blanc is easier to grow and is prized for its versatility. It is used as a cheap blending option with Chardonnay, Colombard, and Muscat but also bottled unblended. The best producers keep their yields low and produce impressive mouthfilling wines.
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Anthonij Rupert, Protea Chenin Blanc, South Africa | South Africa » Swartland | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Drink now,
13.5% alc.
Chenin Blanc always seems to fare much better in its youth in South Africa compared to its natural homeland of the Central Loire, where it always needs age to show its true colours. Aromas of tropical fruit abound with pineapple to the fore, and a honeyed, waxy note in the background. On the ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 134 cases | £57.24 |
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Touraine Azay-le-Rideau, Chenin Blanc 'Melodie', Domaine Paget | France » Loire » Touraine | |||
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Light-Medium Bodied,
Medium Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
Ten years after starting my job as the Loire buyer I've finally found the perfect 'dry' Chenin Blanc! Close your eyes and you'd be forgiven for thinking this delicate thing came from a source of great Vouvray. As pretty as the nearby Azay-le-Rideau chateau I recall visiting back ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 15 cases | £84.00 |
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Vouvray, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Bourillon Dorléans | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Light-Medium Bodied,
Medium Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Frédéric Bourillon produces Vouvray of enormous charm and complexity. Fréd practises lutte ‘raisonée’ (minimal intervention viticulture). Vinification employs 15-20% French barriques while ageing takes place in ideal conditions courtesy of 900 metres of ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 1 case | £103.80 |
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Mullineux White, Swartland, South Africa | South Africa » Swartland | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
A glorious, gently oaked, fresh white to which I returned time and time again while in South Africa. Its backbone is chenin blanc grown on both schist (for nerve and crispness) and decomposed granite (older vines give texture and a golden glow); viognier adds a floral lift and clairette ...
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| 12 x 75cl | 5 cases | £120.00 |
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Chenin Blanc, Oldenburg Vineyards Stellenbosch, South Africa | South Africa » Stellenbosch | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
14% alc.
This latest vintage of Oldenburg’s outstanding Chenin Blanc is a blend of 86% Chenin with 14% Chardonnay, the latter imparting a note of richness and weight to the wine. The bouquet displays notes of honied apple and pear, with an element of hazelnut and cashew, partly from the Chardonnay ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 5 cases | £124.56 |
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Savennieres, Clos du Papillon, Domaine des Forges | France » Loire » Anjou-Saumur » Savennieres | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will improve,
Organic in Conversion,
14.5% alc.
It may say 'demi-sec ' on the label but the emphasis I feel should be on the 'sec'. Clear cut like glass, there's a white flower ('fleur de lys'?), still steaming baked apple a-peel to the nose, along with a wax and flint purity - in fact there's just too ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 15 cases | £126.84 |
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Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec, Gaston Huët | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will improve,
Organic (Certified),
Biodynamic (Certified),
Cork Closure,
13.5% alc.
A textbook of a Vouvray Sec wine style that offers a floral, white fruity nose of apples and pears, while fairly high residual sugar gives a lovely smooth richness on the palate, balanced with good acidity and leading to a spectacular finish. |
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| 12 x 75cl | 31 cases | £189.84 |
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Vouvray Pétillant, Cuvée Brut, Domaine Gaston Huët | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Full Bodied,
Brut,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
Organic (Certified),
Biodynamic (Certified),
12% alc.
A truly outstanding 100% Chenin Blanc sparkling wine from the Loire, from the chalky white soils of Vouvray in fact, that would put many a (grande marque?) Champagne in the shade! Years of 'sur lattes' ageing has endowed this wine with rich biscuity intensity as well as grace, no doubt ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 7 cases | £192.72 |
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Vouvray Le Mont Sec, Gaston Huët | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
For laying down,
Organic (Certified),
Biodynamic (Certified),
13% alc.
Huet's vineyard Le Mont consistently produces their most focused, intense & minerally Vouvray. A wine that will impress you in its youth and seduce with age. Maybe it's down to that streak of green calcareous clay (?) that underpins the old vineyard; a vineyard that sits atop ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 15 cases | £207.84 |
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Quarts de Chaume, Domaine des Forges | France » Loire » Anjou-Saumur » Quarts de Chaume | |||
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Full Bodied,
Sweet,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will improve,
Organic in Conversion,
12% alc.
Old gold in colour, the 2009 perhaps speaks more of the vintage than of deep-rooted Chaume character; more of the sun than of botrytis then. Bright, focussed aromas of barley sugar, speyside malt (The Glenrothes?) heather honey and apricots leave you in no doubt as to the complexity of ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 4 cases | £288.84 |
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Anthonij Rupert, Protea Chenin Blanc, South Africa | South Africa » Swartland | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Drink now,
13.5% alc.
Chenin Blanc always seems to fare much better in its youth in South Africa compared to its natural homeland of the Central Loire, where it always needs age to show its true colours. Aromas of tropical fruit abound with pineapple to the fore, and a honeyed, waxy note in the background. On the ... MORE |
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Touraine Azay-le-Rideau, Chenin Blanc 'Melodie', Domaine Paget | France » Loire » Touraine | |||
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Light-Medium Bodied,
Medium Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
Ten years after starting my job as the Loire buyer I've finally found the perfect 'dry' Chenin Blanc! Close your eyes and you'd be forgiven for thinking this delicate thing came from a source of great Vouvray. As pretty as the nearby Azay-le-Rideau chateau I recall visiting back ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £11.75 |
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(12 x £10.57)
£126.84
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Vouvray, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Bourillon Dorléans | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Light-Medium Bodied,
Medium Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Frédéric Bourillon produces Vouvray of enormous charm and complexity. Fréd practises lutte ‘raisonée’ (minimal intervention viticulture). Vinification employs 15-20% French barriques while ageing takes place in ideal conditions courtesy of 900 metres of ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £13.95 |
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(12 x £12.55)
£150.60
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Mullineux White, Swartland, South Africa | South Africa » Swartland | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
A glorious, gently oaked, fresh white to which I returned time and time again while in South Africa. Its backbone is chenin blanc grown on both schist (for nerve and crispness) and decomposed granite (older vines give texture and a golden glow); viognier adds a floral lift and clairette ...
MORE
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| 75cl | £15.75 |
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(12 x £14.17)
£170.04
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Chenin Blanc, Oldenburg Vineyards Stellenbosch, South Africa | South Africa » Stellenbosch | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
14% alc.
This latest vintage of Oldenburg’s outstanding Chenin Blanc is a blend of 86% Chenin with 14% Chardonnay, the latter imparting a note of richness and weight to the wine. The bouquet displays notes of honied apple and pear, with an element of hazelnut and cashew, partly from the Chardonnay ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £16.25 |
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(12 x £14.63)
£175.56
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Savennieres, Clos du Papillon, Domaine des Forges | France » Loire » Anjou-Saumur » Savennieres | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will improve,
Organic in Conversion,
14.5% alc.
It may say 'demi-sec ' on the label but the emphasis I feel should be on the 'sec'. Clear cut like glass, there's a white flower ('fleur de lys'?), still steaming baked apple a-peel to the nose, along with a wax and flint purity - in fact there's just too ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £16.50 |
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(12 x £14.85)
£178.20
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Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec, Gaston Huët | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will improve,
Organic (Certified),
Biodynamic (Certified),
Cork Closure,
13.5% alc.
A textbook of a Vouvray Sec wine style that offers a floral, white fruity nose of apples and pears, while fairly high residual sugar gives a lovely smooth richness on the palate, balanced with good acidity and leading to a spectacular finish. |
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| 75cl | £23.50 |
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(12 x £21.15)
£253.80
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Vouvray Pétillant, Cuvée Brut, Domaine Gaston Huët | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Full Bodied,
Brut,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
Organic (Certified),
Biodynamic (Certified),
12% alc.
A truly outstanding 100% Chenin Blanc sparkling wine from the Loire, from the chalky white soils of Vouvray in fact, that would put many a (grande marque?) Champagne in the shade! Years of 'sur lattes' ageing has endowed this wine with rich biscuity intensity as well as grace, no doubt ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £24.50 |
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(12 x £22.05)
£264.60
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Vouvray Le Mont Sec, Gaston Huët | France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
For laying down,
Organic (Certified),
Biodynamic (Certified),
13% alc.
Huet's vineyard Le Mont consistently produces their most focused, intense & minerally Vouvray. A wine that will impress you in its youth and seduce with age. Maybe it's down to that streak of green calcareous clay (?) that underpins the old vineyard; a vineyard that sits atop ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £25.50 |
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| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £22.95)
£275.40
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Quarts de Chaume, Domaine des Forges | France » Loire » Anjou-Saumur » Quarts de Chaume | |||
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Full Bodied,
Sweet,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will improve,
Organic in Conversion,
12% alc.
Old gold in colour, the 2009 perhaps speaks more of the vintage than of deep-rooted Chaume character; more of the sun than of botrytis then. Bright, focussed aromas of barley sugar, speyside malt (The Glenrothes?) heather honey and apricots leave you in no doubt as to the complexity of ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £34.50 |
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| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £31.05)
£372.60
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