Moss Brothers Organic Wild Garden Chenin Blanc 2023

Chenin from the West has always been more popular than a lot of us located over on the eastern seaboard realised. This organic example from Margaret River is barrel fermented for extra complexity – two to three year old French oak barrels and puncheons – followed by nine months maturation. A bright yellow/green, this is taut and poised, but still a little muted at this early stage. Chenin has the ability to be one of our longest lived varieties and this one should prove no different. There are notes of walnuts, honey, a little citrus and stone fruits. It is firm and focused with good acidity that is quite juicy – this is a wine needing time. Look for it to blossom in five to six years and then drink well for another decade.