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| Bottle of Faraway Farm Chenin Blanc 2009 |
Chenin Blanc 2009
Western Cape, South Africa
Varietal: Chenin Blanc
~10.00 USD
There is a special place in Africa, far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, where soaring mountains dominate the landscape. Tucked away behind these mountains you will find our vineyard. this is the home of Faraway Farm.
Our Chenin Blanc will spoil you with flavors of fresh green apple and succulent ripe melon. Drink with close friends. (bottle label)
It's wine Friday everyone! Unfortunately one leg of the "wine Friday" tripod is missing in action...Derek, you know who you are! However, Marie and I are keeping it classy this evening with a nice bottle of Faraway Farm's 2009 Chenin Blanc. We have decided to pair this with some delectable citrus tilapia and asparagus served over a bed of rice. In my opinion we did well with this pairing and I do have to say that I will be trying this one again. The chenin blanc looked almost as clear as water and the green apples smacked you in the face the moment you got your nose anywhere near the glass. You could tell that it was going to be light and citrusy with out any doubt. There was an undertone of melon present as well on the nose but by far the green apple stood out. Taste wise it was like squeezing lemon and green apple juice right into your mouth. It had a light, crisp character to it that I feel helped cut some of the sour sweetness down. It wasn't overly sweet or dry by any means and had a spicy note to it when tasted after some of the tilapia. It did have a bit of heat from the alcohol but it certainly wasn't overbearing. I think without that it would have just tasted like green apple juice. All in all this was a very pleasant wine. It would be a good summer evening wine as well or a picnic wine for that matter.
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