'Whisper it in the cellars of Savennières and Vouvray, but the Cape has eclipsed the Loire Valley as the source of most of the planet's best dry Chenin Blancs.' – Tim Atkin MW, South Africa Report 2023.
"Whisper it in the cellars of Savennières and Vouvray, but the Cape has eclipsed the Loire Valley as the source of most of the planet's best dry Chenin Blancs." – Tim Atkin MW, South Africa Report 2023.
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ken Forrester, winemaker, co-founder and chair of the Chenin Blanc Association, The Drinks Business 2023 Man of the Year, recipient of the 1659 Visionary Leadership Award, and all-around champion of Chenin Blanc for well on 30 years now.
Tim Atkin MW routinely awards top marks to South Afrin Chenin. His top-rated white this year, Alheit Vineyards' Huilkrans 2022 – from the enigmatic Skurfberg in Citrusdal, from parcels of old vine Chenin planted between 1974 and 1989 – received 99 points. Of what Chris Alheit calls the deeper baritone of the Skurfberg, compared to the Magnetic North Chenin , Atkin wrote:"The selection was rigorous, the yields correspondingly low, but the sacrifice was worth it.
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