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Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc

The 2018 Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Andrew Jefford, Jamie Goode and Victoria Daskal on Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc - an internationally acclaimed dry white from Hawkes Bay.
Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc
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Wine Name
Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc

Wine Producer
Ken Forrester

Score
90

Wine Style
White - Dry

Grape Type
Chenin Blanc

Country
South Africa

Vintage
2016

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Victoria Daskal | Vibrant pineapple and passion fruit punctuated with lively acidity and slight oaky grip. Concentrated and full of flavor. Quite upbeat and festive feeling. | 92

Jamie Goode | Very tight, with some pear and citrus fruit, a pithy, spicy edge and hints of stones and nuts. Very spicy and pithy. Compact and quite restrained, but with concentration. | 90

Andrew Jefford | Mid-gold. Green apple and green grass, with some vanilla substrate: fresh and a little different from the tasting’s cohort of charmers. On the palate, too, this seems a little green and sappy, like a Chenin (the wealth) that is dreaming of a Sauvignon (the greenness). It’s not an unhappy combination, even if it wouldn't be my choice. | 87

Details

Wine expert Andrew Jefford
Jamie Goode
Victoria Daskal
Tastings year 2018
Region Western Cape
AppellationWO
% Alcohol By Volume13.5
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