2020 Reyneke Chenin Blanc Organic

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89.3 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Ryan8008's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/10/2023 - Ryan8008 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pretty good - very Chenin. Pale yellow colour, a bit honeyed. Nose is dryer than some new world Chenin - not quite austere as there is fruit but it's as if the sugar was sucked right out of it. In that vein, there is unripe pineapple, lemon pith, yellow apple, a bit of sweaty sock (in a nice way!) and clotted cream - verging on meringue if you force it.
  
  Yellow apple is quite prominent on the palate, as is beeswax. Acidity is not quite racy but is quite lively, and helped this wine compete with risotto. Finish is middling.
  
  Quite nice and happy to get this on sale for $20. A nice sort of biodynamic wine - the "natural" qualities add nuance without taking over.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View hiker_guy's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/25/2022 - hiker_guy Likes this wine:

  Note - Mine says biodynamic. Bought in UK
  
  Nose is lovely with nice fruit and mineral notes
  Palate has quince, mineral and nice acidity. There's some nice complexity to the profile. Drinks very nicely with food. Served with salmon this evening and paired well.
  Would buy again.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View maxima's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/11/2022 - maxima wrote: 88 Points

  Belle fraicheur et rondeur, c`est fort gouteux.
  Des pommes, du miel, de la poire,
  un peu de beurre et une pointe d`herbes!
  La finale est assez longue sur une impression de minéraux.
  Super bon.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.