Four cheers for Douglas Green Vineyard Creations Chenin Blanc

Thursday, 3 February, 2011
Douglas Green Brands
"We won!" Douglas Green Oenologist Jaco Potgieter and his team are celebrating on the eve of harvest 2011, as Douglas Green Vineyard Creations Chenin Blanc 2010 was announced Best Value Winner rated 4 stars in Wine Magazine’s Chenin Blanc Challenge.
“What a great way to start the year!” says Jaco. “Hot on the heels of a cracking 2009 vintage, this Chenin blanc immediately showed signs of greatness straight from our vineyards in 2010, packed with purity of fruit, character and charm. I don’t think many winemakers ever experience 2 consecutive vintages that are particularly standout in their careers, let alone the triple run of awards we have won for this wine.”

This success comes in the wake of both 2008 and 2009 taking gold medals at Concours de Mondial de Bruxelles, and further commendations from Decanter World Wine Awards and International Wine Challenge.

This consistent excellence can for the most part be attributed to the grapes form predominantly bushvine vineyards in the warmer region of the Wellington ward. Douglas Green is fanatical about seeking out proven vineyards sites to best express clarity of fruit and quality that far exceeds modest price points on shelf. “It is really wonderful to be rewarded for our core philosophy and unwavering ambition to produce world class quality in significant volumes ” says Jaco.

Recognised for “a burst of pure fruit on the palate and fresh acidity” by the Wine Magazine panel, Douglas Green Vineyard Creations Chenin Blanc is a no-nonsense unwooded wine with all the deliciously generous passion fruit, ripe melon, yellow apple and honeysuckle that you might expect of a Chenin Blanc.

“This great news is a tremendous surge of inspiration for our team,” says Jaco. “We cannot wait to see what 2011 has up its sleeve.”

Douglas Green Vineyard Creations Chenin Blanc 2010 is available in most supermarkets and fine wine retailers nationwide at an RSP of around R32.