{"product_id":"a-a-badenhorst-grensloos-chenin-blanc-2024","title":"A.A. Badenhorst Grensloos Chenin Blanc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eA.A. Badenhorst Grensloos Chenin Blanc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: Swartland, Coastal Region, South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage: 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle size: 75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrape: \u003cspan\u003eChenin Blanc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABV: 13.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe nose opens with aromas of white peach, quince, honey, and orange blossom. The palate is rich and creamy, layered with stone fruit and citrus, balanced by zesty acidity and a crisp, mineral finish. A complex, textural Chenin Blanc shaped by old vines, lees ageing, and foudre fermentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrensloos Chenin Blanc is a blend of fruit from dry-farmed bush vine vineyards on Jakkalsfontein and Kalmoesfontein farms in the Paardeberg region of Swartland. Planted between 1966 and 1978, these low-yielding vines (approx. two tons\/ha) grow in decomposed granite soils, with smaller fractions of coarse yellow granite and clay, contributing to the wine’s mineral tension and textural depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest dates vary across the vineyards due to differing soils and slopes. Grapes are picked early and cooled overnight in a refrigerated room before being whole-bunch pressed together, blending the sites from the outset. Fermentation occurs naturally in a mix of old French oak 1,200-litre foudres and small concrete tanks. The wine remains on its primary lees for 10 months, and is bottled after 12 months of ageing, without fining or filtration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeal Martin describes Adi Badenhorst as someone who “epitomises the carefree spirit that pervades the [Swartland] region”, a phrase that still doesn’t do justice to a man whose personality is as characterful as the wines he makes. Adi founded A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines in the Paardeberg with his cousin Hein in 2008. He is a champion of attentive farming and minimal intervention winemaking to convey an authentic expression of the Swartland in his wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London End Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64677429051769,"sku":"109109524","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/5405\/2509\/files\/A.A.BadenhorstGrensloosCheninBlanc.jpg?v=1790062451","url":"https:\/\/www.londonendwines.com\/products\/a-a-badenhorst-grensloos-chenin-blanc-2024","provider":"London End Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}