2021 Millton Clos de Ste Anne Chenin Blanc

"This wine is complete; the acidity holds true all the way through. There are aromas of honey, pears and bees wax and quince paste with a hint of warm wool and starched linen. The savoury acidity while a quince-like flavour gives lift and great length to the overall taste. This wine will evolve beautifully, and gain honeyed richness, over the next dozen or so years. In the world of wine this Chenin Blanc has its own place. -- Within this little vineyard we make separate selections, pressed according to the profile of skin thickness, seed ripeness and mouth feel. The moon plays a part in this process as well. Whole clusters are gently pressed and we let the juice start fermenting on its own accord. Once this process is going and we know the yeasts are healthy we transfer the juice to large 600 litre demi muids barrels, where it stays for eighteen months. We don’t do anything except to discourage malolactic fermentation as we want the wine to have nerve and a chipped stone minerality from the retained malic acid. Aging ‘sur lie’ gives texture and depth to the palate and a quince like character to the nose."

"Very elegant and sophisticated with core mineral and varietal scents of baked apple and wet chalk, wild white flowers with a touch of quince and sweet lemon. Fantastic on the palate with an equally elegant mouthfeel, rich in character, a fine coarse silk texture and white fleshed fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet. Youthful with a vibrant acid line and fine chalk-like mineral quality. Lengthy finish, a lovely wine ready for drinking from late 2023 through 2033+."

"Serious chenin blanc with concentrated red apple, honeycomb, oyster shell, citrus/grapefruit, lanolin and root ginger flavours threaded on a fine line of chunky acidity. Can be appreciated now but shows obvious cellaring potential."