2024 MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Chenin Blanc

Fleshy textured yet tense with a brisk, refreshing finish.

Brilliant water like core with green tinted edges. Aromas of pear, green to red apple and citrus  are trailed by delicate ginger and stony mineral notes. Delicious, fleshy textured pear and Jonathan apple fruits are underscored by zingy, mineral infused acidity with some quince and wet slate elements in the background. Showing good tension it has a brisk, refreshing finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews…….
The fourth release of this old-vine chenin, and it’s another exceptional one. Half crushed and half whole-bunch pressed fruit, with fermentation in concrete and large oak, then maturation in old puncheons. An orchard stroll, crossing the seasons, with fragrant blossoms as well as crisply ripe fruit. Fresh, waxy red apples and green pear, yellow and lemon-skinned citrus, along with poached apple, cumquat, hazelnut and preserved lemon characters. A thread of mineral tension is the insistent plot line, with winemaking aptly subservient. Chenin blanc has never lacked for potential in the Vale, but the standout examples have hardly been legion. Here’s one. Drink by 2036.
96+ points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

It is rare to see such complexity in youth. Aromatically dense, it builds an impressive, beautifully revealing whole, even within the shortest time in glass. Fashioned upon a central core of red apple, spices and ripe stone fruits, pear and a touch of marzipan, it is immediately engaging in both texture and a fresh liveliness. Delicious now, it can only build further upon the complexity shown. Already, there are emerging honey notes to be enjoyed together with spice, marzipan and ginger adding an additional layer to the base notes of citrus, apple and pear. An extraordinary wine, which heralds a renaissance for the grape in Australia. Drink 2025-2036.
96 points
Jeni Port – WinePilot.com

There's great purity and tension with a touch of polish. Aromas of melon, yellow apples, lanolin, sea spray and flint. The palate is mid-weighted with a lovely texture balanced by mineral-driven acidity. A very refined example of chenin that’s been crafted for both early drinking and aging. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
94 points
JamesSuckling.com

This wine is made in the pursuit of both texture and flavour and the outcome is exactly that, texture and fruit weight, set within a context of both freshness and taut control. It’s pretty damn impressive. Pepper, metal, brine, cooked apple, preserved citrus and nut-like characters all make positive contributions here, as do whispers of Vietnamese mint. This wine is excellent now, and will build with extra time in the bottle. Drink 2027-2032+
94+ points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front