Chenin avec Chêne - Simonsig

Chenin avec Chêne - SimonsigIn the glass, the Chenin avec Chêne from the house of Simonsig presents a bright platinum yellow color. Swiveling the wine glass, one can perceive a perfect balance in this white wine, as it stands out on the walls of the glass neither watery nor syrupy or liqueur-like. This single varietal South African wine presents wonderfully fragrant notes of physalis, apricot, vineyard peach and star fruit in the glass. These are joined by hints of walnut, toasted almond and toasted barrique. The Simonsig Chenin avec Chêne presents itself to the wine lover pleasantly dry. This white wine never shows itself coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine in the top wine range. Balanced and complex, this crisp and light white wine presents itself on the palate. With its vital fruit acidity, the Chenin avec Chêne presents itself impressively fresh and lively on the palate. The finale of this white wine with good aging potential from the wine-growing region Coastal Region, more precisely from Stellenbosch (ZA), finally impresses with considerable reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets of the soils dominated by slate. Vinification of the Chenin avec Chêne from Simonsig The basis for the balanced Chenin avec Chêne from Coastal Region are grapes from the grape variety Chenin Blanc. In the Coastal Region, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of slate. After harvesting, the grapes quickly reach the winery. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Then fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks and large wood at controlled temperatures. At its end, the Chenin avec Chêne can further harmonize on the fine lees for 11 months. Food recommendation for the Chenin avec Chêne from Simonsig This South African is best enjoyed well chilled at 8 - 10°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to baked sweet potatoes with feta cheese, red onions stuffed with couscous and apricots or chickpea curry. Awards for the Chenin avec Chêne from Simonsig This wine from Stellenbosch (ZA) not only convinces us, no, even well-known wine critics already awarded it. Among the ratings for the 2018 vintage are Tim Atkin Master of Wine - 90 points