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This wine's an award winner...
Bronze Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards 2021
Tim Atkin MW
Best of South Africa
Never Miss Out
Never Miss Out
Never Miss Out is a way for you to lay claim to wines you love. Every year when a new vintage of your chosen wine lands, we’ll set aside a case just for you.
We’ll email you a week or two before delivery with the details, giving you the chance to make changes or skip your order. If we don’t hear back, we’ll take payment and send your case as soon as it’s ready, so you can put your feet up and enjoy a glass of your favourite tipple before anyone else gets a sniff.
Still not sure? Please click here for our full list of Never Miss Out FAQs.
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the Never Miss Out list. Nothing to pay today!
290 people have already reserved their case
This wine's an award winner...
Bronze Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards 2021
Tim Atkin MW
Best of South Africa
About the wine
Delicate and complex little number from our man Johan
- My Old Vines Chenin Blanc comes from a very unique older vineyard, planted in 1977 on the Voorgroenberg Mountain in Wellington at around 400 meters above sea level.
- These older vines give lower yields, thus a big concentration and complexity of flavors with the decomposed granite soils adding deep mineral and fresh natural acid characters, making it a world class example of what Chenin Blanc can taste like.
- Granite, dusty minerality, quince, citrus, pineapple and herbs come together on a complex nose, with these flavours following through on the palate. The palate is fresh, delicate, yet powerful and rich all at the same time, in typical Old Vines style.
Johan Kruger, Winemaker
Best before
Drink now to 2025
Serving advice
Serve at 12-18°C. Use a big glass and start with a colder temperature and watch how the wine unfolds as it goes from 12°C to 18°C.
Food match
Poultry, white meats, my personal favorite is Cassoulet!
Contains sulphites
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South Africa
Wellington | Western Cape
Chenin blanc
Crisp White
13.0% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Johan Kruger
- When Johan started Kruger Family Wines in 2015, he’d just chucked in a safe Stellenbosch job to follow his dream. Money was tight so he could only rent a place to make his own wines, and was spending a ton of time on the road selling them. A total waste of his time and talent.
- Then we got a tip-off from South African legend Bruwer Raats. He said Johan was just the kind of insanely talented, up and coming winemaker Naked was born to champion. We signed him up, gave Angels access to his wines, and boom! It was love at first sight (on both sides).
- Angel support is helping Johan to plant new vineyards, expand his winery and kit it out with even bigger and better barrels, raising his whole operation. He’s been humbled, and truly gobsmacked, by all the love and support Angels have shown.
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There are so many grape varieties to try that sometimes it is easy to overlook ones which I previously enjoyed. I used to drink Chenin Blanc quite regularly, however for no other reason than the fact that I was broadening my appreciation of white wines, I had neglected Chenin Blanc.
A review of a Chenin Blanc by an angel prompted me to re-visit this wine, and I also remembered a conversation with Johan at the Summer Tasting Tour who said that this vintage would be drinking beautifully now, and if course he was correct - it is delicious!
I accompanied it with a roast chicken dinner on the first evening, and a pork casserole with celeriac, carrots, apples and mashed potato on the second and it was a great pairing with both. Crisp and refreshing it is an elegant refined wine. Thank you Johan for this lovely wine which is a pleasure to drink.
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(latest reply 1 year ago)
amazing in every department
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(latest reply 2 years ago)
Quite bitter when first opened, but after breathing for 15 mins, it was very palatable.
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(latest reply 2 years ago)
Delicious,
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(latest reply 2 years ago)
Great well chilled
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(latest reply 3 years ago)
Not wild about chenin blanc
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(latest reply 3 years ago)
Loved it
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(latest reply 3 years ago)
Visited Capetown RSA many times and stayed in Stellenbosch Western Cape. My favourite wine is Chenin Blanc from a good vintage.
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(latest reply 3 years ago)
After a late lunch, having drinks in our little town square / open air museum (champagne for me and a nice chardonnay for Mr B). Heading home soon to.Kruger Family Old Vines Chenin Blanc 2020..couldn’t have timed my week off better in terms of weather 🥂🍾
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