Spier Private Collection Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2009 87 Points

Spier Private Collection Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2009 87 Points


Clear, bright, straw with yellow reflections, medium concentration and high viscosity, no gas or sediment.

Clean, medium plus intensity, ripe Golden delicious apples, yellow citrus, apricots and ripe peacheshay and honey character, brush of camomile, some white stone minerality, delicate oaking lending just the right amount of spicy character.

Dry with some residual sugar, medium plus acidity, high alcohol though (14ABV) creamy textured mid palate, fruit character follows through, fresh and precise, leesy complexity, medium plus length, now until 2018