Advent Calendar #22, Landskroon Chenin Blanc

My Advent Calendar #22 wine Landskroon Chenin Blanc 2022

Landskroon Wine Estate is situated on the Southeast facing slopes of the fabled Paarl Mountain in the Paarl Wine Appellation. The De Villiers Family have owned and operated the Estate for 5 generations, each generation Patriarch has been named Paul who has been the Winemaker and Cellarmaster.

Chenin Blanc Grapes ripening in the sun

Chenin Blanc arrived in the Cape some 30 years before the 3 de Villiers, who arrived as French Huguenot refugees on 9th May 1689 on the good ship Gardiol. Chenin Blanc is thought to have been pressed at the Cape some 30 years earlier, beginning its life to become a true South African by becoming the most planted grape in the Cape Vineyards with plantings six times that of the Loire Valley in France, its home. Certainly, in terms of versatility and wine making we are the world leaders.

Paul de Villiers V, Cellarmaster at Landskroon

That position of Cellarmaster is now held by Paul de Villiers V who has, as his winemaker Fanie Geyser and assistant Kaylin Baxter. The grapes were harvested at perfect ripeness and brought to the cellar where the bunches are destemmed and crushed. Free run juice, and a little of the delicate press juice is cool settled and then racked into fermentation tanks for cold fermentation. The wine was then prepared for bottling.

The Landskroon Chenin Blanc 2022 has a Gold Award from the Ultra ‘Value Wine Challenge’ and 3.5 stars in Platter’s Guide to South African Wines 2023.

The high quality to price ratio of the Landskroon Wines is unquestionable.

Perfect with a tranche of Dalewood Fromage ‘Boland’