2022 Never Been Asked To Dance, Savage Wines

2022 Never Been Asked To Dance, Savage Wines

A Chenin parcel in Stellenbosch, planted in 1956, makes this impressive wine. So much complexity here: yellow fruit, hay, ginger spice, savoury grip, and a long and saline finish. This lasts an age. Remarkable old vine Chenin.

Critic score
94/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    South Africa
  • Maturity
    Ready 2024 - 2040info
  • Colour
    White
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%

Tasting notes

A 1956 block of Chenin Blanc, located on a slope of south east-facing granite soils, is the source of this whole bunch-pressed white. Pure, clean, chiselled and pristine, it's a very faithful expression of its terroir, with lots of understated concentration, pithy acidity and a nice combination of wet stone and honeysuckle aromas and a steely palate. 2024-29

Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com (September 2023)
94/100

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