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UK : Matthew Jukes’ Top 50 South African wines
10th February 2008
Black Rock White Blend, The Winery of Good Hope, Perdeberg Swartland, 2007 - £12.00
73% Chenin Blanc, 22% Chardonnay, 5% Viognier
Alcohol: 14%
Stockists: Les Caves de Pyrene
Importers: Les Caves de Pyrene (T: 01483 538820)
“Chenin, Chardonnay and Viognier rarely have the chance to cavort together, but when they are as stunningly entwined as they are in this wine it is a wonder that so few winemakers try it. Alex Dale seasons this union with a touch of oak, too, making it utterly irresistible.“
Radford Dale Viognier, The Winery of Good Hope, Stellenbosch, 2007 - £16.00
100% Viognier
Alcohol: 13.5%
Stockists: Les Caves Pyrene
Importers: Les Caves Pyrene (T: 01483 538820)
“This Viognier is another exercise in restraint and then release. The nose crowds your senses gleefully and then the straight-jacketed palate clams are all down, only for the finish to rush, giddy and screaming down your cakehole. It is so much fun and so lovely to see Viognier enjoying itself for once.”