Chenin Blanc Spotlight: Why To Try The Diverse Grape
Where: Chenin’s traditional home is the two middle sections of the Loire Valley in northwestern France: Anjou-Saumur (including dry Savennières and sweet Coteaux du Layon, plus Anjou and Saumur themselves) and Touraine (home to typically off-dry Vouvray and dry Montlouis). However, its presence is even more marked in South Africa, where it was once known as steen and is the most planted variety, grown all over the country. The most exciting examples generally come from old bushvines in Stellenbosch and Swartland. California, New Zealand and Australia each have a little bit, much left over ...