2018 Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc Old Vine Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  6/9/2023 - Wizzzzzard wrote: 91 Points

  Excellent chenin, rich aroma of apricots apple and citrus with oak vanilla. Very linear with medium body and fresh acidity and long honeyed finish. Plenty of life left.

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  5/2/2021 - glassofhans wrote: 88 Points

  Dry, with hints of vanilla and apricot, enjoyable, but not as good as many other SA Chenin Blancs I've had, may not repurchase.

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  4/3/2021 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 89 Points

  This wine has chenin blanc character (peach, dry honey, roundness), but it is more acidic than most of the Loire chenin blancs I’ve tasted. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; this wine is squarely in the middle of the white wine acidity spectrum, I would say. Intensity and weight are pretty good, but everything tastes a little smudgy. I like the complexity from the lees. 89-90.

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  1/27/2021 - KellyMac6 wrote: 88 Points

  Drank with chicken thighs in a mushroom cream sauce. Suited the dish okay but was a little acidic.

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  12/31/2020 - Juliansi wrote:

  I tasted oak, pear and this is such a delightful creamy white from Stellenbosch ???? Another genuinely great white which is great value too from S Africa. Happy new year!!

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