DAMASCENE Chenin Blanc Swartland 2023 vs RUBICON Meerlust 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £43.95 | £43.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Chenin Blanc | Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| Region | Swartland | — |
| ABV | 13% | 14% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
DAMASCENE Chenin Blanc Swartland 2023
This is a gorgeous wine, luminous and proud. The Damascene 2023 Swartland Chenin Blanc (with 2,970 bottles created) opens to a linear presentation based on sweet citrus, bergamot and honeydew melon. The focus of the wine is intense, and it remains elegant throughout with a medium build and salty or mineral nuances to close. At the end of a day of wine tasting in my office, I choose my favorite bottle to bring back home for dinner. This was that bottle. Fruit comes from granite soil vineyards planted in 1979 and 1983. Whole-cluster fruit is delicately pressed. It ages in Austrian oval oak for 11 months.
RUBICON Meerlust 2022
The 2022 Rubicon is aged for 18 months in 60% new oak. This has a pleasant nose, a mixture of red and black fruit, hints of cedar and dark chocolate coming through with time. The oak is neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine tannins, well balanced with a bright and sapid finish. This is a well-made Rubicon that should age with style.
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