2022 Chenin Blanc

2022 Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc is the best kept secret in the world of wine. Richer than Sauvignon Blanc but impossibly light on its feet, Chenin Blanc is probably your new favorite wine… you just don’t know it yet. 

Let us introduce you to the quiet luxury of Chenin Blanc: at once decadent and bracingly fresh.

Chenin Blanc is a favorite of sommeliers and chefs because it is so versatile and enjoyable when paired with a wide range of cuisines. For us - and many fans of Chenin Blanc - it’s really all about the texture. The bright aromas are lovely, but the feel of the wine is what captivates and delights.

$27.00
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Smells like

Honeysuckle, flint, pear

Taste like

Apricot, almond blossom, beeswax

Enjoy with

A cheese board, herby grilled chicken, crab cakes

Drink when

The vibes are immaculate.
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Variety

100% Chenin Blanc

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Region

Happy Canyon | Santa Ynez Valley | Santa Barbara County

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Vineyards

Happy Canyon Vineyard - Block 1B

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Soils

Sandy Loam | River Cobbles | Serpentine

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In the Vineyards

We love Chenin Blanc for its quiet display of California’s ocean and sun: cool and ripe all at once. To harness these qualities we need focus—so we work with just one special vineyard-block, custom-planted with cuttings from the region’s oldest Chenin. With Chenin Blanc, the trick is to harvest the grapes right on the leading edge of ripeness. Like a perfectly picked peach or plum, you know when you bite into it that you’ve captured that fruit at the absolute perfect moment.

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In the Winery

We treat our perfectly ripe Chenin Blanc very gently in the winery. First comes a gentle whole-cluster press followed by racking the juice to a stainless steel tank. Our natural fermentations happen in old barrels, in which we also age the wine for the winter. We always bottle our Chenin Blanc before the next harvest to capture loads of mouth-watering freshness and allow the wine to develop slowly in bottle over the seasons and years to come.