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 together 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.

Showing 1-30 out of 37 items

Show all

Hide All Details

Prices:

Retail In Bond / En Primeur

Please note:

Wines sold "In Bond" (including BBX) or “En Primeur” are not available for immediate delivery and storage charges may apply.

Duty and VAT must be paid separately before delivery can take place.

2017 Waterford Pecan Stream Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch

Waterford Estate, Drink now,

Until 31st August this product is discounted by 40%*

*Discount already applied to product price. No further discount will be applied at checkout.

South Africa > Stellenbosch

1 Review

Bottle

£13.00

Case price (12)

£140.40 Saving £15.60

Bottle 6 x 75cl 17cs

£45.48

See All Listings

2016 Mullineux, Kloof Street Chenin Blanc, Swartland, South Africa

Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, Drink now,

This wine provides all the immediacy and gratification you could want, but the old vines grown on ancient Swartland soils give it a granitic edge, with a residual impression that is rather more complex for this price than experience would indicate.
Mark Pardoe MW, Wine Director

South Africa > Swartland

2 Reviews

Bottle

£14.95

Case price (6)

£80.76 Saving £8.94

Bottle 12 x 75cl 37cs

£108.60

See All Listings

2017 Mullineux, Kloof Street, Chenin Blanc, Swartland, South Africa

Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, Drink now,

South Africa > Swartland

Bottle

£14.95

Case price (12)

£161.52 Saving £17.88

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£108.60

See All Listings

2017 Vouvray, Spring, Sec, Vincent Carême

Vincent Careme, Vouvray, Drink now,

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle

£14.95

Case price (12)

£161.40 Saving £18.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 12cs

£108.48

See All Listings

2017 Coteaux du Layon, St Aubin, Domaine des Forges

Domaine des Forges, Ready, but will keep,

France > Loire > Anjou Saumur > Coteaux Du Layon

UK CUSTOMERS ONLY

Bottle

£15.95

Case price (12)

£172.20 Saving £19.20

UK CUSTOMERS ONLY

Bottle 12 x 75cl 9cs

£117.48

See All Listings

2014 Tierhoek Chenin Blanc, Piekenierskloof

Tierhoek, Drink now,

South Africa > Cape Valley > Cape Point

1 Review

Bottle

£17.75

Case price (12)

£191.40 Saving £21.60

Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs

£66.72

See All Listings

2015 Vouvray, Le Peu Morier Sec, Vincent Carême

Vincent Careme, Vouvray, Ready, but will keep,

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle

£19.95

See All Listings

2017 Craven, Karibib Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Craven, Ready, but will keep,

South Africa > Stellenbosch

UK CUSTOMERS ONLY

Bottle

£21.50

Case price (12)

£232.32 Saving £25.68

UK CUSTOMERS ONLY

Bottle 6 x 75cl 12cs

£83.76

See All Listings

2015 Vouvray Petillant, Brut, Vincent Carême

Vincent Careme, Vouvray, Ready, but will keep,

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle

£21.95

Case price (12)

£237.00 Saving £26.40

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£164.16

See All Listings

2015 Vouvray Petillant, L'Ancestrale, Vincent Carême

Vincent Careme, Vouvray, Ready, but will keep,

Vincent is a young producer, and he’s going places. This sparkling Chenin Blanc is made in the méthode ancestrale. Partly fermented in tank, the wine is then put into bottle with some residual sugar, where the fermentation continues, with no further yeast or sugar added. Unlike some producers, Vincent does disgorge the wine – meaning it is clearer than many of its trendy Pét Nat counterparts. The results are delicious: an apple-and-honey nose leads to a nervy palate with a line of citrus and minerality, softened by a hint of sweetness. Try it as an apéritif or with Asian cuisine.

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle

£24.50

Case price (12)

£264.60 Saving £29.40

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£93.60

See All Listings

2015 Vouvray, Moëlleux, Vincent Carême

Vincent Careme, Vouvray, Ready, but will keep,

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle

£27.50

Case price (6)

£148.50 Saving £16.50

Bottle 6 x 75cl 9cs

£110.76

See All Listings

2014 Saumur Blanc, Chenin du Puy, Frédéric Mabileau, Loire

Frederic Mabileau, Drink now,

Until 31st August this product is discounted by 40%*

*Discount already applied to product price. No further discount will be applied at checkout.

France > Loire > Anjou Saumur > Saumur Champigny

Bottle

£27.50

Case price (6)

£148.50 Saving £16.50

Bottle 6 x 75cl 15cs

£110.76

See All Listings

2015 Birichino Jurassic Park Vineyard Chenin Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley

Birichino, Drink now,

This extraordinary vineyard lies next to an oil field (called the Jurassic Park Oil Centre – from which the vineyard takes its name). The soils have a layer of deep sand (meaning the vines are able to survive ungrafted), but beneath – and as the nearby pump jacks suggest – there is complex geology. Birichino works with three precious rows of the 40-year-old vines to produce this golden wine. It offers beeswax and orange blossom aromatics, with a citrus-fruit vibrancy on the palate. The linear core has hints of dried apricot that add breadth to the mouth-feel.
Fiona Hayes, Wine Buyer

Usa > California > Santa Cruz County

Bottle

£28.00

Case price (12)

£302.40 Saving £33.60

Available in Retail - View Retail Price

See All Listings

2017 Scions of Sinai, Granietsteen, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Scions of Sinai, Ready, but will keep,

Just 570 bottles were produced of the 2017 Granietsteen Chenin Blanc. Fifty-year-old Chenin Blanc bush vines on decomposed granite soil located close to the False Bay coastline produce aromas of honeysuckle, lime and ginger on the nose. The grapes spent five days on the skins before fermentation, as well as nine months on the lees, giving the wine refreshing salinity and a wonderful textural quality.
Daisy Gatt – Buying Assistant

UK CUSTOMERS ONLY

Bottle

£33.50

UK CUSTOMERS ONLY

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£137.76

See All Listings

2013 Fog Monster, Chenin Blanc, Amador County, California

Fog Monster, Drink now,

Usa > California > Sonoma County

Bottle

£49.50

Case price (12)

£534.60 Saving £59.40

Bottle 12 x 75cl 10cs

£419.52

See All Listings

1989 Vouvray, Le Haut-Lieu Sec, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle

£80.00

Available in Retail - View Retail Price

See All Listings

1989 Vouvray, Le Haut-Lieu, Moelleux, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

Gaston Huet and his wife built up a domaine with a formidable reputation over the years following its creation by Victor Huet, his father, in 1928. Gaston, war hero and one-time mayor of Vouvray, managed the family domaine from 1947 until his death in 2002. This wine comes from the original vineyard, Le Haut-Lieu (literally meaning “the high place”) which surrounds the house and extends for some nine hectares. Its wines are opulent and approachable when young but are genuine vins de garde and benefit from long-term ageing.

Burnished gold in colour, the nose is full of spiced orange, cloves, a touch of quince and lemon rind, and hints of anise. This wine is lovely and mouth-filling and yet has surprisingly high acidity and a dryness that gives the wine a beautiful mouth-watering snap.

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£450.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£500.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£520.00

Available in Bond - View In Bond Price

See All Listings

1989 Vouvray, Haut Lieu, Moëlleux, Première Trie, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

Gaston Huet and his wife built up a domaine with a formidable reputation over the years following its creation by Victor Huet, his father, in 1928. Gaston, war hero and one-time mayor of Vouvray, managed the family domaine from 1947 until his death in 2002. This wine comes from the original vineyard, Le Haut-Lieu (literally meaning “the high place”) which surrounds the house and extends for some nine hectares. Its wines are opulent and approachable when young but are genuine vins de garde and benefit from long-term ageing.

A big, deep, rich honeyed bouquet leaps from the glass. The palate is, unsurprisingly, youthful, but is also wonderfully luscious. There’s plenty of sweet, mouth-filling fruit and enough acidity to make one involuntarily drool. Drink it now or tuck away for decades.

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£549.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£550.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,200.00

Magnum 1 x 150cl 2cs

£225.00

New To BBX

Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs

£600.00

Available in Bond - View In Bond Price

See All Listings

1989 Vouvray, Le Mont, Moelleux, Début Pressée, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

Honeyed botrytis notes on the nose, with hints of caramel toffee. Rich and honeyed on the palate, very full bodied, sweet yet fine still with a lovely balancing acidity. Notes of dark caramel, long, toothsome, crisp and fine. Delicious..
Chris Pollington, Account Manager

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£660.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£698.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,000.00

Available in Bond - View In Bond Price

See All Listings

1989 Vouvray, Le Mont Moëlleux, Première Trie, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

Gaston Huet and his wife built up a domaine with a formidable reputation over the years following its creation by Victor Huet, his father, in 1928. Gaston, war hero and one-time mayor of Vouvray, managed the family domaine from 1947 until his death in 2002. This wine comes from Huet’s most famous vineyard, Le Mont. It is from this site’s green-tinged soils and late-harvesting vines which Gaston produced his longest-lived and arguably most famous wines.

This is a jam-packed glassful with waxy lemons and fresh orange peel on the nose, then a bitter toffee character. The combination of ripe nectarine sweetness with refreshing acidity delivers a perfectly judged and beautifully balanced wine. Quite simply, you can taste the care taken in producing this wine.

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle

£170.00

Case price (6)

£843.54 Saving £176.46

Bottle 6 x 75cl 6cs

£689.94

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£615.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£650.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£680.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£870.00

Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs

£275.00

Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs

£279.00

See All Listings

1989 Vouvray, Le Clos du Bourg, Moelleux Première Trie, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

Gaston Huet and his wife built up a domaine with a formidable reputation over the years following its creation by Victor Huet, his father, in 1928. Gaston, war hero and one-time mayor of Vouvray, managed the family domaine from 1947 until his death in 2002. This wine comes from the Clos du Bourg, a vineyard purchased by Gaston in 1953. It is the oldest site in Vouvray, dating back to the eighth century. The allure of this vineyard is not entirely contained within its neat and historic walls, but moreover its reputation for producing formidable sweet wines.

An intense gold colour, there is plenty on offer on the nose: lanolin, caramel and apple crumble to name but a few notes. Gloriously honeyed on the palate, there is a streak of vibrant freshness that stops any cloying sweetness. The finish is incredibly long and persistent. Wonderful!

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs

£200.00

Available in Bond - View In Bond Price

See All Listings

Mullineux Olerasay No.1, Straw Wine, Swartland

Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, Ready, but will improve,

South Africa > Swartland

1 Review

Half-btl 6 x 37.5cl 2cs

£300.00

Available in Bond - View In Bond Price

See All Listings

1964 Vouvray, Le Clos du Bourg, Moelleux, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,980.00

Available in Bond - View In Bond Price

See All Listings

2015 Mullineux Straw Wine, Swartland, South Africa

Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, Ready, but will keep,

Mullineux and Leeu Family Wines is one of the stand-out producers in South Africa's budding Swartland region. Winemakers Chris and Andrea Mullineux’s ambition is to bottle wines that are a true expression of the Swartland, and all steps of their winemaking process are taken with this in mind. They work closely with a select group of growers who follow sustainable, reasoned farming practices. “Leeu” (Afrikaans for “lion”) was added to the name recently to recognise the contribution of a new investor to the project.

Straw Chenin Blanc at its best. An explosion of dried stone fruit and bright acidity to balance the luscious sweetness, this Swartland pearl has incredible energy. An artisanal wine made with very little intervention in the vineyard and in the cellar, and in very small quantities. Get yourself one.

South Africa > Swartland

Half-btl 6 x 37.5cl 1cs

£288.00

Available in Bond - View In Bond Price

See All Listings

1945 Vouvray, Le Haut-Lieu, Moelleux, Domaine Huet

Domaine Gaston Huet, Ready, but will keep,

An exceptional vintage and made by Gaston himself (who returned from war in early spring). This was the most complete wine from a tasting of old Vouvray with Huet Pinguet in September 2012. Tiny quantities were made of the 1er Trie, where the grapes are picked berry by berry. It is exceptionally concentrated, yet delicate at the same time. Roasted apples, hazelnuts, honey and caramel on the palate with a linear saline note that lifts the wine and is explosive on the finish.
Fine Wine Team

There was a much smaller quantity of the 1945 wines made due to frosts for eight days in May. It would seem this concentrated the quality and the finest rounds of natural selection took place as what was left has made astonishingly fantastic wine. The nose is a tumult of preserved and lightly caramelised lemons. Beneath this there is layer upon layer of complex white nuts and subtle dairy, almost creaminess framed by a focussed subtle dryness.
Gary Owen, Account Manager

France > Loire > Touraine > Vouvray

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£2,500.00