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• mjwstickings Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 15, 2022 - A superb value at just $18 in Ontario, this is yet another example of one of the finest matches of varietal and location in the entire wine world. Simply put, South Africa makes exceptional Chenin Blanc wines, and this is a great value even by the standards of high-value South African wine, showing notes of apple-pear, lemon-lime, tropical fruit like pineapple, minerals, nuts, white flowers, and white pepper. It really is that complex, even as the orchard and citrus fruit leads the way. There are just so many secondary and background notes. The zesty acidity and drying tannins, the latter of which come late on the palate, suggest it may still be a year or two away from its peak, but even now it's admirably balanced, rounding into form with some aeration. It's hard to find better value than this, but, price aside, it's excellent wine.

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