R1,050 - R2,100
2017 City on a Hill Wine Company Chenin Blanc (750ml) x 3 bottles - Provenance: Restaurant Mosaic Wine Cellar Collection
André Bruyns, the assistant winemaker to David and Nadia Sadie of the Swartland, makes wines under his own label called City on a Hill. City on a Hill Chenin Blanc is not a single vineyard wine but a wine focused on a very specific terroir within the Paardeberg of the Swartland. Juice underwent spontaneous fermentation in seasoned barrels and minimal intervention followed. ''This is a fascinating expression of Chenin Blanc created by André Bruyns. It’s the liquid equivalent of an enigma wrapped in a mystery that’s wrapped in a conundrum. The aromatics show crystalline white peach and yellow citrus, early season crunchy yellow orchard fruits but also pronounced salty, briney oxidative saline sea breeze notes. Underneath it all is this profound sense of liquid granitic minerality that pervades the wine. On the palate the tug of war continues, being taut but rich, salty but peachy, stony and thoroughly citric. Delicious oxidative notes of brine and dry roasted nuts rub shoulders with crisp bright acids, yet more overt minerality and an ample fleshy Chenin palate that retains a tight, crisp tension-laden finish. Intellectually, this wine is exhausting; hedonistically, it possesses the palate excitement of an eight year old child’s birthday and Christmas rolled into one! Still super youthful so drink a few bottles now but be sure to cellar at least a few for revisiting over 8-15+ years. A deliciously intriguing white!" says Greg Sherwood, MW scoring it 95/100
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:| 1 to 10000: | 23% inc VAT* |
| 10001+: | 19.55% inc VAT* |
| 1 to 10000: | 23% inc VAT* |
| 10001+: | 19.55% inc VAT* |
