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Terre Brulee Le Blanc 2022

Terre Brulee Le Blanc 2022

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Citrus Mineral Spice Tropical Fruit White Peach

Pour this with pork chops and applesauce. Chenin from Tania and Vincent Carême, Vouvray winemakers with a South African project — honeyed, stony, fresh.

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THE STORY

About this wine

Dry, medium-plus Chenin Blanc from old, dry-farmed bush vines in the Swartland — ripe pear, tangerine, honey and kiwi on the nose, and a round, slightly viscous palate that stays fresh.

Terre Brûlée is a South African project established in 2013 by Tania and Vincent Carême, who also produce Domaine Vincent Carême wines in Vouvray. Le Blanc is their Chenin Blanc bottling from the Swartland.

Worth knowing

Old vines on dry ground. Roughly forty years old, dry-farmed and unirrigated, the bush vines sit at about 200 metres elevation near Jacklesfontein in shale and decomposed-granite soils — the fruit is whole-bunch pressed and naturally fermented, and the wine spends nine months on fine lees in stainless steel, wooden tanks and 500-litre second-use French oak barrels.

Blend

  • Chenin Blanc 100%

CHARACTERISTICS AND TASTING TIPS OF THE Terre Brulee Le Blanc 2022

Tasting

Color: Yellow in the glass.
Nose: Ripe Bosc pear and tangerine lead, honey and kiwi close behind.
Palate: Round and slightly viscous, with integrated medium-plus acidity keeping it fresh. Spiced poached pear and white peach up front, ginger tea and lemon verbena through the middle, honey and stony minerality underneath — the finish lands dry.

Pairs Beautifully With

A must try with Herb-roast chicken and other roast poultry
A must try with Grilled white fish and seared shellfish with citrus
A must try with Ginger-scented dishes, from stir-fries to mild curries

SEE DETAILS

Vineyards at Riebeek Kasteel in Swartland, South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA, SWARTLAND
Country
South Africa
Region
Swartland
Color
White
Grape Varieties
Chenin Blanc
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