75,50 €
Ken Forrester FMC 2020
Ken Forrester FMC 2020
Manufacturer: Ken Forrester
Iconic producer of the Chenin Blanc grape variety, which, although it has its cradle in the French valley around the Loire River, has found its permanent home in South Africa, where it produces world-class wines. This is no different, as this is the ultimate masterpiece from a winemaker who is associated with this variety as the best. The wine has an intense yellow colour with greenish highlights, rich aromas of dried apricots, white flowers and meadow honey. The wine is sourced from old vines, giving it an incredible structure of flavour, with perfect acidity and an endless aftertaste. The best Chenin Blancs are recommended for Burgundy Chardonnay lovers who want to try something new.
Tim Atkin 94
2020 / 0.75l / 13% / Stellenbosch - South Africa
About the winery
In 1993 a young couple, Ken and Teresa, bought an old farm with land in the Stellenbosch region that had been built in 1689. In 1994, the first wines were created from a thirty-year-old vineyard next to the farm. At the time, no one knew what fame Stellebosch would grow into.
In white wines, it was helped by the fame of the Chenin Blanc grape, which has been the key grape in the Ken Forrester winery for over 30 years. There are other popular varieties in the winery today, yet Ken remains the uncrowned king of this once forgotten variety.

Terroir
Stellenbosch lies just 40 km east of Cape Town. The Simonsberg Mountains to the north separate it from Paarl, while the Hottentot Holland Mountains to the east separate it from Walker Bay. False Bay lies about 12 miles (20 km) to the south.
Granite and sandstone soils are found throughout Stellenbosch. Due to their high clay content, they have excellent water retention properties, although they are free draining. Sufficient winter rainfall allows growers to keep irrigation to a minimum. Much has been made of the suitability of the soils in Stellenbosch for growing particularly premium red wine grapes.
The climate in the area is relatively hot and dry, although the influence of the False Bay sea is evident in the south. In the afternoons, the vineyards are buffeted by a cool south-easterly wind, which refreshes the grapes after the hot morning sun. White wine varieties are often planted closer to the ocean where this effect is more pronounced.

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Ken Forrester FMC 2020