David & Nadia

Chenin Blanc, Swartland, 2023

Name: Chenin Blanc, Swartland
Brand: David & Nadia
Price: 284.58 GBP

90+/100

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2023
75cl
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£29.32
2023
6x75cl
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£175.93
2023
1.5L
DP
£71.14
2023
4x1.5L
DP
£284.58

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Bright citrus, golden hued with a tight fine line of electric vitality and startling clear acidity, cutting through a gentle sun kissed texture and expression. The 2023 finishes on white fruits and flowers with a smart mineral grip. Fantastic. The main Chenin Blanc is formed from eight vineyards, planted from 1968 to 1986. The wine is based on granite soils from the Paardeberg, blended with shale/schist from the east, clay rich soils from the north and iron rich soils from the western parts of the region. The grapes were whole bunch pressed, naturally fermented and matured for 11 months in neutral 300L French oak barrels. 25% of the blend was aged in concrete. Old Vine Project certified.

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GUARANTEED PROVENANCE

Provenance in fine wine

When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of upmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

90+/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2023 Chenin Blanc comes from eight vineyards, all part of the Old Vine Project on mostly granite soils. It has a fresh nose with citrus fruit and a pronounced sea spray/marine influence. The palate is well balanced with a smooth entry, slightly oily texture and a neutral finish, displaying just a touch of white pepper on the aftertaste. It’s a minimalistic wine, but I can see this aging nicely in bottle.

drinking window 2026 - 2036

date of review 09/2024

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