We tasted this wine at Darling Cellars and were so
impressed we have made it our Wine of the Week. A beautiful expression of unwooded
Chenin Blanc from dry land vines in the Darling area. Gustus is a new range of wines which are
terroir and varietal specific. (Gustus is Taste in Latin). Darling Cellars want
to explore the possibilities of these grapes, so that they express the best
they can be and do not disappear into huge blends without investigating their
potential
Golden fruit, minerality a full nose with perfume
and even a hint of pyrazines. Full and rounded on the palate with warm golden
fruit, ripe yellow peaches, quince and apple, and jujubes, a good acid fruit
balance, the wine is very satisfying. It will be just the thing to serve with
your Turkey at Christmas. R76 from the cellar
A quote from the website. “The Gustus Chenin Blanc
2018 grabbed attention at this year’s Veritas, being the only non-wooded Chenin
Blanc to win Double Gold.
“This was truly rewarding, and not only because
Chenin Blanc is such a fashionable category at the moment,” says winemaker
Pieter-Niel Rossouw. “We worked hard at this wine, wanting to make an unwooded
Chenin Blanc from selected grapes able to truly over-deliver in terms of
providing a wine with length, complexity and palate-weight without a trace of
wooding”
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
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