Schwarz Wine Co. Barossa Valley Chenin Blanc 2023
- 91
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2030
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Can’t remember the last time I tasted a Barossa Valley Chenin Blanc. It’s a rare coupling, but I wouldn’t mind seeing more if they are all as delicate, vivid and downright charming as this. Taking in the aromas is like a walk through an English garden with lifted white flowers, jasmine, citrus and apple. Presents with plenty of zing and juiciness and so fresh as gentle florals, apple, pear and citrus light up the palate. Finishes with a delightful crunch of acidity. A real drinking pleasure. Could take further time in bottle should you wish.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
