Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc is one of the wine world’s most versatile white grapes, capable of producing everything from crisp, dry wines to rich sweet wines and traditional-method sparkling styles. Naturally high acidity gives it freshness and longevity, while common flavors range from apple, pear, and citrus to quince, honey, and waxy complexity with age. The grape is most closely associated with France’s Loire Valley, particularly regions such as Vouvray and Savennières, but South Africa has also built a major identity around Chenin Blanc. Depending on climate, vineyard site, and winemaking, it can be light and mineral, textured and powerful, or intensely concentrated and age-worthy.
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