2017 Bellingham Chenin Blanc The Bernard Series Old Vine

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 89.0 points

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  8/23/2021 - JohnSh wrote: 90 Points

  Hazy notes from a few days ago. I enjoyed this rich, oaked style of SA chenin blanc. A mix of mainly stonefruit and tropical fruit on the medium bodied, fairly concentrated palate, along with wood notes from the oak treatment. A nice version of this style, and it had enough acidity to brighten up the rich fruit and oak flavours (B+/A-).

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  8/14/2021 - vincentnip wrote: 94 Points

  黃，香濃，味濃

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  5/31/2021 - Jabathome Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A still young SA Chenin. Very good! Heavy presence of oak with strong citrus tropical fruits indicate this wine still has several more years in it. Good apple and vanilla balance this sterling example of SA Chenin.

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  1/26/2021 - @sebastienwine wrote: 89 Points

  Richly layered wine with lots of funk up front followed by bruised pear, chamomile and sautéed butter. Though rich in oak notes, it is nicely balanced by juicy acid and a long finish. Drinking well now.

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  10/25/2020 - Pontifax Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Well...pleasant surprise here!
  Notes consistent with my last bottle tasted in Nov 2018.
  On nose: clean prominent oak and vanilla.
  On palate: a follow through of the above, with notes of dried apricot , mellow wisps of botrytis , crisp roasted almonds , stony minerals , a ghost of quince and a full expansive body , braced with just enough acidity to keep it balanced.....rich , brassy gold colour in glass...can age for a few more years.

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