Brookdale Chenin Blanc 2021 Styled 002 NV
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Brookdale Estate Chenin Blanc Old Vine

Brookdale Estate Chenin Blanc Old Vine

R385

Per Bottle

The 2022 vintage will be remembered as a cool season before harvest, followed by a sudden temperature spike from January onwards. Good vineyard practices were followed, and canopies were managed well, which delivered exceptional grape analyses and quality. Temperatures rose sharply during the beginning of January and this accelerated the early cultivars’ ripening dates. However, we harvested more than a week later than in the previous year. Frequent high temperatures during February further contributed to the harvest dates shifting sooner, but harvesting returned to normal timing by the end of February.

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BROOKDALE ESTATE CHENIN BLANC

When Tim Rudd first acquired the land of Brookdale, it was overgrown and underused. As Tim and the team began to clear the land, replant indigenous trees and shrubs, and plant new vines, they happened across something remarkable… A single block of Chenin Blanc had been quietly thriving on one of the slopes at Brookdale Estate and held immense potential.

The block was to yield the first vintage of Brookdale Chenin Blanc from the then 35-year-old vines. The Chenin Blanc stands proudly as a wine of outstanding character made in a large format especially for a marriage with food on the palate. It is spoken about lovingly by wine aficionados and casual drinkers alike. With exquisite detail, nuanced balance and an impactful flavour profile, the Brookdale Chenin Blanc rivals the classic white wines of Burgundy.

BROOKDALE ESTATE CHENIN BLANC

When Tim Rudd first acquired the land of Brookdale, it was overgrown and underused. As Tim and the team began to clear the land, replant indigenous trees and shrubs, and plant new vines, they happened across something remarkable… A single block of Chenin Blanc had been quietly thriving on one of the slopes at Brookdale Estate and held immense potential.

The block was to yield the first vintage of Brookdale Chenin Blanc from the then 35-year-old vines. The Chenin Blanc stands proudly as a wine of outstanding character made in a large format especially for a marriage with food on the palate. It is spoken about lovingly by wine aficionados and casual drinkers alike. With exquisite detail, nuanced balance and an impactful flavour profile, the Brookdale Chenin Blanc rivals the classic white wines of Burgundy.

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THOUGHTS & REFLECTIONS

What customers & critics are saying

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“The 2022 vintage was very hot in Paarl, hitting 46° in February, but there’s no sign of that on this old-vine Chenin Blanc from a 1.8-hectare parcel planted in 1985. Rich, dry and well structured, it has subtle nutmeg, thatch and vanilla top notes, flavours of pear and yellow apple, scented 15% new wood and a mineral core.”

Tim Atkin MW

94 Points

2024 94

TASTING NOTES

Subtly keyed; restrained aromatics of pear skin, honeycomb and golden citrus. Just a hint of pastry cream and toast. The palate is deep, dense and concentrated. Fleshy and generous, tempered by a stony acidity sewn through the layers and layers of flavour. Yellow apples, kumquat and peaches sing. The chalky texture is the background music, giving ballast to all those curves. The savoury finish calls in the wax of the nose, the echo of the radiant fruit.

WINEMAKING

From old vine Chenin Blanc (1985) grown on decomposed shale and granite; minimal winemaking was employed to allow this stony terroir to shine through. The grapes were hand-picked at different stages to achieve optimal ripeness and balance. The fruit was pre-cooled and gently whole- bunch pressed before spontaneous fermentation and partial malolactic fermentation to add elegance and complexity. Matured for eleven months in 500L French oak barrels, the wine was then aged on the lees for eleven months in 2000L Stockinger (Austrian oak) foudres. Once bottled, the wine was then left to mature for a further four months before release.

Technical analysis

ALCOHOL

13% Vol

TOTAL ACIDITY

6.0 g/l

pH

3.38

RESIDUAL SUGAR

2.6 g/l

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