Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc

Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin BlancAA Badenhorsts Secateurs Chenin Blanc is classic Swartland charmrich, concentrated and effortlessly drinkable. Sourced from very old, dry farmed bush vines and tended as organically as possible, it marries ripe orchard fruit with vivid freshness. Think baked and crunchy apple, a lick of honeycomb and a creamy, mouth coating texture that brings real mid palate weight, all cut by Chenins thrilling, zippy acidic backbone. A brilliant value benchmark for

creating a wine that has the classical Marlborough style flavour profile with an added richness

spice and earth

Partial fermentation in old Burgundian barrels followed by a generous lees-ageing in bottle for a period of 48 months imparts a wonderful richness and complexity on this wine

with soft ripe pear

with bright citrus at its core

Convinced by their Burgundian experience that the quality of great wines comes from the vineyard

or simply as a digestif on its own after a meal

Planted on gravelly soil located in part on a hillside

good balanced

but now the vineyards and cellars have received considerable investment

flint and a touch of pastry

this will gain polish and complexity with a little time in bottle