mev kirsten chenin blanc old vine series

Sadie Family Wines

Mev Kirsten, Chenin Blanc, Old Vine Series, 2021

Name: Mev Kirsten, Chenin Blanc, Old Vine Series
Brand: Sadie Family Wines
Price: 183.59 GBP

95/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

93/100

Vinous

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2021
75cl
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£183.59

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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

95/100

Anthony Mueller,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2021 Old Vine Series Mev Kirsten shows surprising depth with bright citrus and a pristine focus that is initially linear but gives way to a lively and fresh expression that overflows from the glass. Medium-bodied, the wine continues to gain complexity across the mid-palate and uncoils in the mouth like a champion. The longer the wine sits on the palate, it reveals its subtleties and secrets before growing in amplitude and precision over the lively and energetic finish. Bravo!

drinking window 2023 - 2038

date of review 12/2022

93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Mev. Kirsten is pure Chenin Blanc from Stellenbosch. It has an expressive, slightly slatey in style, gaining intensity with aeration, hints of broom. The palate is beautifully balanced and poised, very mineral-driven, tensile and steely with just a hint of orange rind on the chiselled finish. Don't think about opening a bottle for a decade (even though you will).

drinking window 2024 - 2042

date of review 09/2022

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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.