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Entry Information
Exhibitor Lenton Brae
Show 2025
Class 11
Entry Number 11#13
Brand In Good Hands
Wine Name Chenin Blanc
Vintage 2023
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Overall Score 86
Judge 1 waxy Chenin aromas with some toasty bottle development, tropical/peachy fruit, starting to tire slightly
Judge 2 Flinty reductive style, savoury, bottle development notes of toasted straw and lemon sherbet on palate. Dry, bright acidity drives fruit, finishes on chalky phenolics.
Judge 3 Grassy herbal spice. Phenolic palate finishes hard and short
Associate Judge nice aged character with a bit phenolic, good acidity, but shorth length
Varietal: Chenin Blanc, GI: Margaret River, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 80%
Ferment Old Wood 20%
Maturation Stainless Steel 80%
Maturation Small Format Oak 20%
Cases Produced 203
Force Class False