Sakkie Mouton - 'Revenge of the Crayfish' Chenin Blanc 2023 (750ml) Vermentino di Gallura

Sakkie Mouton - 'Revenge of the Crayfish' Chenin Blanc 2023 (750ml) Vermentino di GalluraGet your cray on For those with a taste for the unusual. The label tells you most of what you need to know here; this isnt your usual Chenin. Sakkies idea behind this wine was to create something that spoke unequivocally of its provenance: the largely unknown West Coast. The vineyards for the Crayfish are located on well drained sandy soils, about three miles from the cold Atlantic ocean. The ocean breezes play a crucial role in keeping this wine

7% Petit Verdot

and the Italian Veneto to the west

It's ripe at 15% alcohol with a pH of 3

lush entry with a structured backbone intensified by flavors of dark cocoa and black fruits

The other half is either used for the vintage bottlings or for a new reserve that will be blended with wine from pre-existing soleras

and the minimum use of sulphur at bottling

Mourvdre and Cinsault

all planted with clones of Sangiovese Grosso

if less than in the great years

The McManis Family Vineyards Zinfandel is a dark purple wine

We escaped the summer without any extreme heat events

and the finish is long and rewarding