Chenin & Pinotage
Timed Online Auction, 4 - 11 September 2023
Chenin & Pinotage
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About this Item
After nearly two decades at Tokara’s helm, Miles Mossop had the time to fine-tune his own brand. Miles Mossop Wines was established in 2004 with the vision to create wines unique in character, expressing the true nature of South Africa and the sites from which the grapes are sourced. It is a family business with Miles Mossop as winemaker and viticulturist including wines that are named after Miles and Samantha Mossop's three children.
This is 100% Chenin Blanc from a single 52-year-old bush vine vineyard in the Paardeberg, Swartland growing on decomposed granite soils.
Critics Ratings
‘Part of a new range of small-volume, single-vineyard releases under the Chapters label, this old-vine Chenin hails from granite soils in the Swartland. Wonderfully stony, grippy and intense, this has layers of citrus and pear tart flavours and classic grip. 2021-26’ - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 93/100
'From a 48-year-old Paardeberg vineyard on granite. Top notes of hay and herbs before pear, white peach and apple plus a little leesy complexity. Great fruit purity to go with a lovely line of acidity, the finish long and saline. One 400-litre barrel produced, resulting in 517 bottles.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 95/100 (Sep 2019)
‘The 2018 Chapter Two Chenin Blanc has an open-knit expression of lemon oil and bruised peach skin on the nose. Medium-bodied, the wine is not as fresh on the palate, with flavors of pan-seared almonds, bruised apple and pears and a soft leesy mid-palate. While there is some fantastic texture and weight in the mouth, it seems like it has come at a sacrifice of the wine's freshness. The finish is long and complex but reserved, needing some more lively, energetic freshness to balance the nuttiness.’ - Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate (Mar 2020)
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