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Welcome to episode 7 of Leon's Winementaries with today, for the first time a white wine.
A delicious, affordable, fresh white wine from the Dutch Society Unit Amsterdam, or so to say the HEMA.
This is a Chenin Blanc from South Africa False Bay Vineyards.
Well, let's talk about the Chenin Blanc first: it is a grape that is used to make dry and sweet wines,
but even very good sparkling white wines can be made.
The grape originated in the Loire region in France, especially the area between the vineyards of Muscadet and Sancerre and Pouilly Fume.
From Chenin Blanc wines are there made, such as Anjou, Saumur, Vouvray, Montlouis and Savennieres.
Young chenin blancs are rather more floral than fruity,
Chenin often have a refreshing acidity, which gives the wine power, and so if the conditions are optimal,
the wine can mature for several years.
If the wines also contains rest sugar, what can be possible in wines of Quarts de Chaume,
Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon, then the wines have huge storage potential.
Outside France, Chenin Blanc is often found in South Africa and there it is even the most planted grape.
It was Jan van Riebeeck, who took the grape from Europe to the Cape, in the seventeenth century.
Now the name False Bay: where does the name come from?
False Bay is a bay with a length of about 48 km near Cape Town
Many ships returning from the Far East, saw Cape Hangklip on the eastern side of the bay
and thought it was Cape of Good Hope and thus sailed into the false bay.
In this picture you might think, that's stupid, but here it is clear to see that a mistake is possible,
the red dot is Cape Hangklip and the green one Cape of Good Hope
Well, enough about the False Bay as a bay, let's go to the False Bay Vineyards, especially where this Chenin Blanc is from.
On the beautiful website of the company you can find lots of information
and I can always appreciate that as a wine lover.
You can read about the owner and wine maker, what their philosophy is
and of course what they think of the wine themselves.
But let's find out now and have a taste, I'm getting really thirsty.
How ideal, a screw cap!
Wow, I'd expected more freshness actually, but I smell ripe fruit, peach I think.
This is really very nice, a bit of a dangerous wine, because this will keep you drinking.
Tomorrow by coincidence another wine of the Hema, then I'll discuss the Gruner Veltliner from Austria.
Later in December a blogmovie with yet another highlight in Hema: the Copa Sabia Cava Rosado
I noticed today that he is now on sale this week with two bottles: only 10 euros for two, instead of 7.50 per bottle which is really a bargain.
Do not tell it further. Many thanks for watching again and see you tomorrow!