2011 Badenhorst Family Wines Chenin Blanc Secateurs

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 85.9 points

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  8/16/2017 - P. Horst Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A full year later, and it's still going strong. Great acidity, and serious finish.Patience and temperature are key here. Don't be tempted to open up any of these vintages before five years of cellaring (if, of course, you have one). Like its Loire counterpart, it needs time to evolve.

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  7/28/2016 - P. Horst Likes this wine: 90 Points

  After a couple of years of cellaring, this wine has greatly improved, its acids having mellowed, but are still piercing through, giving the wine its backbone. Nose of apples, sweet melon, faint hint of honey. Same palate, some animalistic tones toward the quite long finish. Don't drink too young, serve cold - temperature matters greatly with this wine.

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  5/14/2015 - Imagnu Does not like this wine: 82 Points

  Noise about this wine unwarranted.

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  11/30/2014 - familydoc wrote: 83 Points

  nose: pineapple, with air turns more classic apple chenin blanc
  
  taste: a fine wine, doesn't stand out, a little tropical fruit and bruised apple on the finish

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  4/7/2014 - L_McNichol Likes this wine: 89 Points

  A delightful white with good balance and finish.

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