The results are out for this year’s Chenin Blanc Challenge and it’s no surprise to note that the 11 wines which were awarded 4 stars and above had wood treatment creating complex, layered, age-worthy wines.

As described in an earlier post on this blog, chenin blanc is the most planted and most versatile grape in South Africa and the wines range in price from super economical everyday wines priced at about R30.00 ($4) to R260.00 ($36) for the more elegant chenin styles.

Listed here are the four and five star winners. For the complete awards list, please visit Wine Mag.

Best Value Chenin Blanc

Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Bush Vines 2009

Best Unwooded Chenin Blanc

Simonsig 2007

Best Wooded Chenin Blanc

Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection 2008

Best Chenin Blanc Overall

Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection 2008

Five star awards

Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection 2008

Four and a half star awards

Kanu KCB 2006

Graham Beck Bowed Head 2008

Simonsig Chenin Avec Chene 2008

Four star awards

Forest Hill, Fort Simon 2008

Fort Simon 2008

Simonsig Woolworths Limited Release Chenin 2008

Stellenrust 44 2008

Spier Private Collection 2008

Land of Hope 2008, The Winery of Good Hope

The FMC Forrester Meinert Chenin 2007

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2 Responses to “Chenin Blanc Challenge 2010”

  1. Peter F May says:

    It seems there have been three separate bottlings of the Klein Zalze winning wine and the one that won is not the same as the ones in shops — see grape.co.za

  2. Glenda says:

    Thanks Peter. I picked up on that. Somehow don’t think this can be in the wine consumers interest.

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