Swartland, Coastal Region, South AfricaI have not had the opportunity to visit this property, but I want to after tasting this wine again. Vincent Carême is a well-known Loire producer situated in Vouvray at Domaine Vincent Carême. Even more interesting, his wife is South African, where the couple farm just over 4 hectares of vineyard located on Swartland granite. Terre Brûlée is the winery's flagship label, and it delivers on all levels. The vines are 40 years old and sit at 625 meters of elevation, explaining the elegance and freshness on the nose. It a balanced 13 percent alcohol, allowing the fruit to shine through with its bony mineral, wild citrus, quince and green peach. Drink or hold, this wine is going nowhere for a decade.Tasted: 30 May 2020Tasted by: Prices:
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Producer: Vincent CarêmeDistributors: Authentic Wine and Spirits Merchants Grape: Chenin BlancCSPC: 182934UPC: 3770003649540
Swartland, Coastal Region, South AfricaVincent Carême is a well-known Loire producer situated in Vouvray at Domaine Vincent Carême, but his wife Tania is from South Africa, where the couple has a 10-acre vineyard planted over decomposed granite in Swartland. They make wine in both places, and both hemispheres certainly influence the other. This is their flagship bottling, with 40 year old vines from Swartland's decomposed granite and shale soils, at 656m altitude. After a whole bunch pressing, this was native fermented and aged on lees in stainless, wood tank, and 500L new French oak barrels. Chenin's waxiness coats the palate, giving this 13 degree wine more depth than anticipated. Honeycomb, white peach, wild lemon, streams along the palate, with tight, crystalline lemon acidity. This vibrates along the palate to a ringing mineral finish. Quite a striking wine now, and one that will easily sail through the few years in your cellar.Tasted: 04 June 2020Tasted by: Prices:
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$21.99
750ml
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Producer: Vincent CarêmeDistributors: Authentic Wine and Spirits Merchants Grape: Chenin BlancCSPC: 182934UPC: 3770003649540
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