Aperture Chenin Blanc 2022
| Category | White Wine |
| Varietal | |
| Brand | Aperture |
| Origin | California, North Coast, Clarksburg |
| Alcohol/vol | 13.1% |
The 2022 Chenin Blanc is a vibrant and bright wine, coming from old vines planted in the 1940’s. It is a product of its rich clay loam soils and colder, brisk nights that are made possible by the Delta Breeze coming in off the San Francisco Bay.
The 2022 Chenin Blanc was matured mostly in stainless steel, with smaller portions in neutral French oak and cement. It's bursting with alluring scents of kumquat, kiwi, white peaches and gravel dust. It's a pretty expression with Goldilocks ripeness. The palate features a focused spine of acidity that drives its concentrated, expansive flavors, and it has a long finish that seems to gain in intensity with each sip
Jeb Dunnuck
- jd92
A brilliant straw color with a green hue and bottled under screwcap, the 2022 Chenin Blanc is floral and fresh with notes of ripe peach, tropical flowers, and melon rind. Medium-bodied, with a soft mineral texture and delicate saline touch, it offers pithy citrus of tangerine, green almond, and fresh pear and a a clean finish. This is a lovely wine to drink over the next 4-5 years.
Wine Enthusiast
- we89
This medium-bodied white offers notes of cut grass, crispy green capsicum, hay, lemon, lime, pineapple rind, mango skins and banana. It has modest acidity and a phenolic grip that adds a bitter edge.