Single Block Chenin Blanc

This Chenin Blanc pairs well with rich seafood dishes, creamy poultry, and moderately spiced foods, balancing its complexity and minerality.

Sourced from Block 30, a vineyard planted in 1971, this Chenin Blanc is classified as a Heritage Vineyard under South Africa’s Old Vine Project. The vineyard, situated in a secluded valley near a lake, benefits from cooling breezes that enhance freshness and balance. Managed as an open sprawl bushvine, it allows for minimal intervention, emphasizing the natural characteristics of the terroir​.

Aged for 12 months in oak, this wine’s development focuses on maintaining freshness and complexity while allowing the flavors to integrate naturally​.

Following a minimal-intervention approach, the wine undergoes natural fermentation with aging in older oak barrels featuring blond toasting. This gentle winemaking process is designed to highlight the vineyard’s unique character without overpowering it with oak influence​.

L’Avenir’s rich history dates back to the late 1600s when the estate was one of the very first sites identified for grape growing by the Cape’s earliest European settlers. The estate was renamed L’Avenir in 1992 by Mark Wiehe a Mauritian businessman who left a career of trading sugar in London to purchase the farm. This was the start of specialisation of this unique boutique winery. Wiehe appointed former pharmacist Francois Naude as winemaker and the estate swiftly gained recognition for its distinctive Pinotage and Chenin Blanc. In 2005 L’Avenir was acquired by the owner of the prestigious Chablis property Laroche Chablisien Michel Laroche.