Anthonij Rupert Protea Chenin Blanc 2019

Platters Review: 3.5 * (Laudable complexity for the price)

Appealing nose of nectarine, white peach and pear drop. In the mouth it is fresh and succulent with bright stonefruit – again peach and nectarine are obvious. Lively green melon and pear flavour too, with broad but gentle lees notes on the midpalate. Well balanced and tasty with a long, rewarding tail.

The grapes were handpicked during the early morning hours at optimal ripeness and transported to the cellar in refrigerated trucks. The fruit was both de-stemmed and whole bunch pressed before the juice settled overnight. All parcels were kept separate and racked into fermentation with selected yeast strain cultures. The wine spent 2 months on the lees in stainless steel tanks, before being blended and bottled.