Mason Road Chenin Blanc

$22.95

Vintage: 2022
Varietal: 100% Chenin Blanc
Alcohol: 13.56% Alc/Vol.
Colour: Light straw colour.
Ageing: 85% in steel tanks and 15% in French oak barrels. Blended and bottled after 11 months of aging.
Aroma: Fragrant and inviting, the wine opens with honeysuckle and pear drop; evolving to an electric current of topicality, like an island storm – pineapple, mango, zingy squeezes of lime, the flintiness of rain.
Flavour: On entry a bloom of honeycomb precedes fleshy pear and that abundance of tropical fruit, around which an enlivening acidity sculpts and cools.
Residual Sugar: 2.2 g/L
Acidity: 5.8 g/L
Bottle size: 750 ml

71 in stock

Description

From vineyards planted majority 2016 adding a jolt of freshness. Vines from 1985 and 1993 add depth and concentration building complexity with terroir, rather than tools. Pre-cooled fruit is destemmed and crushed before being lightly pressed. Majority free-run juice is used that is settled overnight. Fermentation occurred in stainless-steel tanks. The wine is aged for 6 months on the lees. A small percentage of barrel-aged Chenin Blanc is added before bottling for added complexity.

Additional information

Weight 14.96 kg
Dimensions 31 × 33.4 × 25 cm