Lukas Van Loggerenberg

Trust Your Gut, Chenin Blanc, 2021

Name: Trust Your Gut, Chenin Blanc
Brand: Lukas Van Loggerenberg
Price: 200.42 GBP

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

“This is my version of the perfect Western Cape Chenin Blanc.” A blend of 60% Swartland (Paardeberg) fruit and 40% Stellenbosch (Polkadraai Hills) it’s “Batman and Superman joining forces”. Superbly layered, smooth yellow fruits with a touch of hay and apple and lime, Trust 2021 has a fantastic freshness to it, with a delicious, mouth filling fruit concentration and zesty finish. A Chenin that offers an immense amount of up-front pleasure, with more to it than meets the eye. Fermented naturally and aged in 500L barrels for a year.

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Critic Reviews

91/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Trust Your Gut is a pure Chenin Blanc named after Loggerenberg's approach in terms of when to pick. It comes from the same vineyard as the Graft in Polkedraai (60%) and also in Paardeberg. Crops were lower this year, small berries but with thick skins, so he did not have to press too hard to obtain texture. Raised on its lees for nine months, the 2021 has a distinctly silvery gold hue. The nose is quite intense and pithy - peach skin, nectarine, lanolin and melted wax. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, wonderfully oily in texture with dried peach, orange rind and light nutty notes on the finish. Excellent.

drinking window 2023 - 2029

date of review 09/2022

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Specifications

Country:

South Africa

Region:

Stellenbosch

Appellation:

Stellenbosch

Producer:

Lukas Van Loggerenberg

style:

White Wine

Grape Variety:

Chenin Blanc

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.