Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc is a grape variety known from the Loire but nowadays also widely planted in South Africa, where the grape variety is also called Steen.

Although the Loire area is the oldest known area for Chenin Blanc, South Africa still has the largest area of Chenin Blanc, the grape variety is a good alternative for people who are looking for something else like Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc .

The Character of the grape variety can be well described from a cooler climate as mineral, earthy, lime with good acidity and notes of apple, angelica.

The riper variant of the Chenin Blanc as in South Africa has more notes of Acacia, Banana, Pear and Pineapple.

Chenin Blanc grape variety

The Chenin Blanc is mainly used for dry, sweet or sparkling wines in the Loire, the vineyard area is slowly decreasing as the Chenin Blanc from this region had become less popular.

The Chenin Blanc is a real grape variety that also reflects its terroir well in the taste, just like the Riesling grape variety , so it can be a real chameleon with different flavors from different terroirs.

You will have to discover how this tastes and what the differences are, we advise you to drink a Chenin Blanc from the Loire next to one from South Africa.