Cape Heritage, Sweets & Fortifieds
Timed Online Auction, 5 - 17 June 2025
Cape Heritage - White Wines
About the SessionChenin Blanc is known for its versatility and can produce a wide range of wine styles, especially considering South Africa has the oldest Chenin Blanc vines in the world.
About this Item
From the Citrusdal Mountain ward which also supplies grapes for the likes of Alheit Vineyards' Magnetic North Mountain Makstok and The Sadie Family's Skurfberg, the Botanica Mary Delany Collection Chenin Blanc from Ginny Povall has many fans.
Each of the labels depicts a botanical collage created by British artist Mary Delany. These remarkable works of art were hand crafted in the late 1700s using hundreds of tiny pieces of cut paper.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'The characterful Henk Laing supplies the grapes for this world class Chenin Blanc from Citrusdal Mountain. Focused, pithy, taut and intense, with very subtle oak, pear and Braeburn apple and an incredible, lip-smacking mineral core. 2019-28.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2018, 96/100
Very dense nose. Rich front palate and very welcome after an array of rather austere, embryonic, southern coastal whites. Complete and far from a silly price.' - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Sep 2019)
'The 2017 The Mary Delany Collection is pure Chenin Blanc from the Citrusdal Mountains and saw no new wood. It has a fresh nose of Conference pea and red apple mixed with a touch of gooseberry and beeswax. The palate is well balance, with a lovely, pure pear and gooseberry opening tinged with black currant leaf. I admire the tension and freshness of this Chenin Blanc, and it displays good weight and intensity toward the finish. Very fine.' - Neal Martin, Vinous, 91/100 (Aug 2018)
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