2021 Momento Chenin Blanc - Verdelho

Forelle pear, kumquat and a tangy greengage note drive a leaner, edgier vintage that is filled out by the trademark notes of white peach, Golden Delicious apple and even a touch of raw honey. The palate is beautifully balanced and tense, with a distinct ruby grapefruit skin savouriness making for a textured finish that is pithy and long.   Product information The decomposed granite soils produce a rich, generous and broader palate, while the shale and schist soils bring austerity, focus and make for a texture driven wine. The sandstone adds brightness and length. Blended together with the freshness of the Verdelho to create a balanced wine; both rich and generous yet elegant and well poised, with a minera focus and bright acidity. A taut, energetic and linear vintage showing quince, greengage and grapefruit rind early on and notes of hay, oatmeal and yellower fruits as the wine uncoils. Freshness from the Verdelho’s green apple-like crunch adds edge and precision and leads to a finish