Simonsig Estate Winery
Simonsig Chenin Avec Chêne Chenin Blanc 2012
$25.95
$32.44
The 2012 Chenin Avec Chene is matured in 400-liter French oak barrels with batonnage undertaken early in the maturation. The bouquet offers plenty of tropical fruit on the nose: mille feuille, pineapple and passion fruit emerging with just a couple of swirls. The palate is well-balanced with a rounded, tropical-tinged opening: a hint of white pepper and plenty of mango and mandarin notes toward the composed finish. This is very fine. Drink now-2020. Score - 91. (Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2013)