Schwarz Wine Co The Grower Chenin Blanc Barossa Valley 2024

Part of the range celebrating the growers in the Barossa who provide so much of the fruit for the region’s great wines. It is encouraging to see them also offering some less trendy varieties. Chenin Blanc has a long history in this country, but it really should garner far more attention. It is one of those grapes which has strong varietal characters which so often stand out. Expect pears and apples, but there is usually another flavour/character – some see it as an appealing cheesy touch, but for me, it comes across as a gentle hessian. This wine reveals all this. A pale straw, there are the lifted perfumes of the variety all in evidence. Bright pears, citrus, green apples, florals, a touch of lemon curd and that typical hessian. Good focus and some mouth puckering acidity, the wine has impressive length. And like most Chenins, this will age well. Expect five to eight years of pleasure ahead.