Nuy Legacy Calcareo Wooded Chenin Blanc 2024

Chenin Blanc, as is well documented, makes for wines in a very wide variety of styles. The Legacy Calcareo Wooded 2024 is the top-end current release from Nuy, the cellar situated between Worcester and Robertson, and the winemaking team have resisted the temptation to make a very rich wine instead opting for something honest, unadorned and quite elegant.

Calcareo is the Latin word for the chalky soils in which the vines for this wine are grown. Fermentation, meanwhile, took place in a combination of French oak barrels and stainless-steel tanks with French oak chips and alcohol is 12.5%.

Guava, pear, peach, lime, a hint of herbs and a just a brush of vanilla on the nose while the palate is pure and zippy with a lightly pithy finish. Lean and pleasantly so. Price: R165 a bottle.

CE’s rating: 90/100.

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