Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc is perhaps one of the world's most versatile grape varieties, used for bone dry, white table wine and sparkling wines right through to some of the longest-lived sweet wines to be found. Broadly speaking, Chenin exhibits floral aromas, crisp green apple flavours and zippy acidity, while in its sweet form one may find wonderfully concentrated honeyed notes.Its traditional home is in France's Loire Valley where it goes into famous names such as Vouvray and Cremant de Loire, but it has also found a southern Hemisphere territory in South Africa, where it is known locally as 'Steen' and constitutes almost 17% of the country's entire vineyard.