Boland Cellar Five Climate Paarl Chenin Blanc 2010 86+ Points

Boland Cellar Five Climate Paarl Chenin Blanc 2010 86+ Points



Clear, day bright pale straw with slight green reflection, medium concentration, medium viscosity, no evidence of gas or sediment.


Clean, medium intensity with notes of guava, lime/citrus medley, passion fruit, hints of honey, little minerality such as riverine pebbles, no wood.
Dry to slight off dry, perhaps +/- 3 RS?, medium acidity, medium alcohol, new flavours of freshly squeeze ripe white grapefruit, lime and guava, persistent and rather concentrated, the texture far more interesting and shows beautiful richness without being heavy! and delianation.

Served at 9 degrees celsius with pan fried salt & pepper Gurnard(on SASSI green list) fillet in extra virgin South African olive oil and ratatouille.

or

Gem Squash salad with wholegrain Dijon mustard dressing

or

Five spice pot roasted hard boil egg in soy sauce and red wine

Now until 2016

I have been following Boland Cellar since I was an apprentice wine waiter/steward way back in 2001 and one of the key attributes, it is one of the few South African Chenin Blanc who consistently over delivers not only on quality but on price, the current 2010 vintage retails at R 24.99 per bottle!


At this price it is in many way better than many R 50 plus Chenin Blanc from various region!


Other note of importance to highlight is that Boland Cellar uses exclusively Paarl fruit as such focussing and highliting the tremendous diversity and potential of Paarl as a district and showcasing it's unique terroir, an example to be applauded and hopefully will be followed one day by the greediest cellar, 2 major one in Paarl! who continuously make wine of origin Western Cape or Coastal region, when they have very good grapes in their backyard!


The five climate is a master blending of 5 micro climate within the Paarl district, this Chenin shows impressive purity and clean just ripe fruit, proudly sporting an integrity & sustainibility certified label.


Common it's about time to showcase the great diversity of the Cape wine lands by focussing on site specificity, rather than multi region blend!