Aphelion Welkin Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2021 12Pack 11.5% 750ml

Aphelion Welkin Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2021 12Pack 11.5% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE

Pale straw colour in the glass.

AROMA

Aromatics of red apple and lemon curd.

PALATE

A palate that is fresh and vibrant. A fine and consistent bead provides a great mouthfeel and length of palate.

VINIFICATION

The fruit was pressed and transferred to neutral French oak barriques to ferment. Once ferment was complete the wine rested on it’s lees for five months to impart texture and additional flavour elements. The wine was transferred to tank for secondary ferment (Charmat) and was bottled in August 2021.

FOOD MATCHING

Fresh oysters are a perfect match - the crispness and light body of the wine cut through the richness of the oyster perfectly.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Ready to drink now, but will cellar well over the next 3-5 years.

GRAPE VARIETY

Chenin Blanc

Reviews:

Ned Goodwin, Halliday Wine Companion - 90 Pts

Fermented in neutral French barriques, rested on lees to imbue complexity and breadth and transferred to tank for a 2nd fermentation in accordance with the Charmat method. All about a resolute urgency of now: a juicy mid palate, frothy, crunchy bead and gushing autumnal fruits. This is the schtick. Some apple, lanolin, nashi pear, quince and loads of immediate fun.

Mike Bennie, The Wine Front - 90 Pts

Scents of cheesecake, cucumber, fennel and lemon mineral water. Lightly fizzy, cloying in texture around that sparkle, cucumber, lemon mineral water, some saline minerally stuff to finish. Simple, clean, oily fizz of easy pleasure. Feels like a great alternative to prosecco or similar.