{"product_id":"the-curator-chenin-blanc-reserve-swartland-2025","title":"The Curator Chenin Blanc Reserve Swartland 2025","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout this wine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reserve of 100% Chenin Blanc from dry-farmed bush vines in the Swartland — dry, aromatic and vibrant, savory through a medium-bodied, textured frame, with bright acidity and mineral freshness into a chalky finish. It's 12.5% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Curator is a South African wine brand launched in 2011, centered on Swartland fruit and minimal-intervention winemaking. Bartholomew Broadbent selects the final blend each year to express that vintage’s Swartland character rather than follow a fixed formula; a dedicated South African winemaker has overseen production since the first vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWorth knowing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVines from 13 to 31 years old, all of them dry-farmed bush vines in granite and shale soils — selected parcels at roughly 160 metres elevation, north-facing slopes, rows running east-west. The 2025 production comes to about 5,000 cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBlend\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eChenin Blanc 100%\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Curator","offers":[{"title":"Bottle 750 mL","offer_id":49109717188791,"sku":"WITHCCBR2025-B750","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/preface.wine\/products\/the-curator-chenin-blanc-reserve-swartland-2025","provider":"Preface Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}