Label Image
2009 DeMorgenzon Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch
Out of Stock
Not Yet Rated Be the first to rate this wine
Expert Ratings
ST 91
read the reviews

Begin Your Search

WineAccess Travel Log

Read stories from the world's greatest wine trails.

More About This Wine

Product Details

Place Image

Related Products

Other Wines from this Producer and Vintage
2009 DeMorgenzon Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch

Producer: DeMorgenzon
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chenin Blanc
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

Expert Reviews

91 Points | International Wine Cellar , November 2009

(aged in 40% new French oak; from 38-year-old bush vines):  Full yellow-gold color.  Wild aromas of orange blossom, honeysuckle, peppermint and clove oil.  Very rich, exotic and spicy, with superb chewy depth of flavor.  Already showy and sexy but a bit more time in bottle will bring more complexity and refinement.  Finishes with impressive length.  This is fermented with wild yeasts and the owners play baroque music in the vines 24 hours a day.  (ST)

Member Ratings

Your Rating & Review
0 Member Ratings

Be the first to rate this wine

Greyed Out Ratings Graph

Explore

Place Image
About South Africa

South Africa has produced wines in the area of Cape Town since the 17th century, but the country's significant place in the U.S. market is far more recent. During the era of apartheid, trade sanctions imposed on imports from South Africa kept these wines out of the U.S. and many other markets, with the effect that local South African winemakers had little incentive to produce wines that could compete in a global setting...
Read More »

Varietal Image
Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc, the most important white grape variety of the central Loire Valley, ranges in style from bone dry to medium sweet to staggeringly rich in appellations like Vouvray, Montlouis, Savennieres, and Coteaux de Layon. In all styles, expect high levels of acid that can provide tremendous amounts of balance to these wines...
Read More »