2021 Wolf & Woman (Jolandie Fouché) Chenin Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  2/8/2024 - WineAndDineWithMe Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Great texture and freshness in this wine. Ripe lemons, zest, peach and minerality all the way.

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  5/16/2023 - forceberry wrote: 89 Points

  100% Chenin Blanc from three vineyards located in Paardeberg (70%) and Malmesbury (30%), planted between 1971 and 1987. Whole bunch pressed, racked into old 300-to-500-liter oak barrels. Spontaneous fermentation and MLF. Aged in the lees in oak barrels for 10 months. 13% alcohol, 2 g/l residual sugar and 5,3 g/l acidity.
  
  Quite neutral and rather pale lemon-yellow color. The nose feels clean and youthful with somewhat primary aromas of pear drops, some white peach, a little bit of leesy creaminess, light honeydew melon tones and a hint of dusty old oak. The wine feels broad, somewhat neutral and a bit anonymous but also balanced and harmonious on the palate with a moderately full body and ripe flavors of juicy white fruits, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of ripe pear, light saline nuances, a hint of honeyed richness and a touch of creamy oak. The moderately high acidity keeps the wine nicely in balance. The finish is ripe and juicy with a moderately long aftertaste of sweet white fruits, some apple jam, light mineral notes of wet rocks, a little bit of cantaloupe, a hint of salinity and a touch of honeyed richness.
  
  A somewhat primary and a bit anonymous but also still enjoyably harmonious and pleasant Chenin Blanc. The overall feel is slightly on the ripe and supple side, but there's still enough freshness and structure to keep things where they should be. I guess the wine mostly suffers from its young age - the flavor profile is somewhat dominated by candied flavors of fermentation esters, making the overall feel quite generic and banal. I hope some additional aging might help the wine bring some depth and complexity to the fore. At 29,90€ the wine is a bit on the pricey side for the quality. The wine got just 1 point from the twelve participants in our tasting of ten Chenin Blancs, making it finish on 7th place.

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