Churchview Limited Release Wild Fermented Chenin Blanc 2023

If ever a grape’s popularity was not matched by its quality, surely it is Chenin. Good Chenin so rarely grabs the imagination – it deserves better. This might just be a good place to start. The colour here is a deep straw gold. There are immediate notes of that hessian aspect so often seen with this grape, with crisp apples and pears, and a touch of an earthy note. Good intensity here, in this supple and seductive style, with a fine line of saline acidity. This should, as will often happen with Chenin despite all appearances to the contrary, age very well, for a good ten to fifteen years. Give it a fair go. It deserves it.