2010 Kloof-en-Berg Chenin Blanc (Western Cape, South Africa)

I didn’t drink much wine on vacation this year. In the heat of southern Alberta, an icy cold beer was often the default choice of refreshment.

I did, however, enjoy a very lovely South African Chenin Blanc, another one of my coworker’s Opimian purchases. (Though, this particular wine wasn’t a reject bottle, but merely one he just wanted to share. I may have also persuaded him to generosity with my exuberant praise of this grape.)

Indeed, Chenin Blanc from The Cape is a favourite of mine, and this was a fair example: notes of honey, beeswax and tropical fruits. It seemed a tad hot, even though I pulled it out of an icy cooler – but this could very well have been the fault of my less-than-optimal drinking vessel. (I may adore wine, but I draw the line at bringing the Riedel stems on a camping trip.)

I give this a P, for Picnic Wine.

South African Wine