Pilgrim Wines
Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc from Voor Paardeberg, South Africa
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Pilgrim Wines
Pilgrim Wines is a unique wine company, dedicated to inspire, teach and surprise. We are a small family-owned business with a passion for wine making. Well-known Winemaker Henry Kotzé (former Morgenster and now at the iconic Mulderbosch) carefully crafts the wines for owner and Viticulturist wife Riëtte Kotzé’s Pilgrim Wines brand. We do not have our own vineyards, at the moment we source our grapes from small pockets of vineyards that we have come across in our everyday paths. These distinct parcels of land, happen to be in our home-grown Stellenbosch area and the amazing Voor Paardeberg regions. We partner with like minded ethical growers and believe in leaving nothing but footprints for the next generation. We focus on innovative methods with tried and tested cultivars, as well as experimental styles with unorthodox, unfamiliar cultivars. We like to discover the new and untried pathways in the journey of grape to bottle.
Description
Color: Golden light yellow with a slight green tinge. Nose: : Silmilar to the 2019, this wine is characterized by bursts of flavour, fruit forward, typically predominated by stone fruit like apricot, peach and pear. Hints of pineapple as well. Skin ferment aromas are also be prevalent like some toffee and caramel, even perfumy notes like jasmine flower. This wine also shows off a different dimension of orange marmalade and lemon rind, little bit of pith. Palate: There is a great balance with a big length to this wine. There is a huge sense of age worthiness, it has a acidity that cuts through a lot of that primary sweet fruit on the nose, pulling through to the palate. Skin contact contributes to the great volume, due to that phenol and tannin extraction from the skins, adds much complexity and interest to the palate. A voluptuous, food driven wine that ends off with the perfect length.
Food Pairing
Any Indian or Eastern dishes with rich, deep flavours of soy and spices will be a superb pairing with this wine. Seafood dishes will also be a winner.
