Focal Point Chenin Blanc 2019
About the wine
An old vine, low yield, gloriously fruity Chenin Blanc that can do no wrong
- Hot of the blocks from Paarl, the home of SA's best Chenin grapes, comes a real powerhouse of a bottle. If we where to ask you to write your Chenin wishlist, it may come out looking something like this...
- From a single block of 44 year old vines, this is none of your riff raff. Pale gold and distinguished, it effortlessly combines flavours of juicy ripe pears and peaches with a plush, creamy texture.
- With light aromas of honey blossom, a refreshing fruity starting sip reveals bolder toasty flavours from this classy numbers fancy 10 month stay in oak barrels. The ideal drop to breeze your way back into the sunshine with.
Best before
Drink now to 2023
Serving advice
Serve at 12-18°C
Food match
This style of Chenin Blanc makes it an ideal pairing for Asian fare like sweet and sour pork, and Peking duck.
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Arco Laarman
- Arco had his heart set on a life in wine well before he could even drink the stuff! In fact he'd barely broken into his teens when a tour of a Stellenbosch cellar took a firm hold of his imagination.
- At just 19 he moved to the Cape where he worked on 3 vintages with a top drawer winery and, as it happens, room shared with our very own Danie Steytler (a name you might recognise from some seriously tasty bottles on our shelves). Quickly working his way up the South African winemaking ranks, Arco established his own winery in 2016.
- Arco now seeks out the very best parcels of grapes from all over South Africa, highlighting with each wine the personality of its region. Chardonnay sits closest to Arco's heart but his flair for smooth red Cinsault and Syrah cannot be missed! Word has it that Arco is also a keen foodie, so those looking for some culinary inspo can look forward to the exciting new pairing recommendations coming your way...
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