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| SPARKLEHORSE SPARKLING CHENIN BLANC 2019 Traditional method, WO Stellenbosch |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
KEN FORRESTER |
| This NEW in Vintages June 10th Flagship store exclusive is one of the best méthode champenoise releases I have tasted in quite some time. The fact that it has an attractive albeit rather flamboyant label and is 100% Chenin Blanc making me hesitant. Thankfully it is produced by Ken Forrester one of South Africa’s top producers. Quite frankly, it could be mistaken for a premium Champagne at three times the price. Bright medium straw colour with a very fine mousse and excellent effervescence. Complex, intense, very slightly spicy, ripe, citrus-tinged, ripe melon and lemon-apple meringue fruit with some gently toasty, minerally notes. Dry, medium bodied, well structured, intense, attractive, ripe, lemon-apple meringue flavours with a lingering, crisp, bright, brioche-tinged finish. Prior to tirage the wine aged for 8 months on lees and then 28 months in the bottle before being disgorged on November 21, 2022. It has 12% alcohol, 6.8 g/L total acidity and only 3.8 g/L residual sugar (almost a Brut Nature) with lot number L22325 on the back label. Blind tasted with Eugene Mlynczyk MW who awarded it 93-points. |
CSPC |
32030 |
| Type |
Sparkling Wine |
| Agent |
Nob Est |
| Country |
South Africa |
| Region |
Stellenbosch |
| Rating |
***/***+(94 points)
Dry, Complex, Bright, Well Structured |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Sparklehorse shows that Chenin Blanc can make very good base wine for a Cap Classique bubbly. Stylishly packaged and sold with Ken Forrester's customary flair, this has racy green aMade by pple and greengage fruit and well-integrated seven grams of dosage. Drink date: 2022-2025. Score - 90 (timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2022) |
Price |
$ 32.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - June 10, 2023 |
| Cases bought |
90 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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