Churchview Silverleaf Chenin Blanc 2019 (12 Bottles) Margaret River

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The Chenin Blanc wine is made of Chenin blanc grape variety that originated in the Loire Valley of France. This grape variety has a high acidic content, meaning that it can be used to make anything from zesty sparkling wines to balanced dessert wines. Wines made with the Chenin Blanc grape variety mostly exhibit baked apple, apple, bruised apple, pineapple, passion fruit, apricot, mango, nectarine, lemon, mandarin orange, honeydew melon and tangerine aromas. The exquisite fruit – driven palates display fresh flavours of ginger, honey, honey comb, saffron, orange blossom, burnt sugar, caramel, sake, apple blossom, cheese rind, hay and coleslaw. These primary fruit flavours need to be kept in check and for that underlying oak characters of butterscotch, baked apple, meringue, buttered popcorn, sweet almond, lemon curd and nutmeg can be added to the wine. Chenin Blanc wines work well with chicken, smoked salmon, cinnamon, clove, carrot, yam, apple and milk cheese dishes, all of which enhance the taste and body of the wine.

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About Churchview Wines

Churchview Estate gets its name from the heritage listed St Johns Anglican Church which can be seen from the tasting room.This little church would have been the focus of the community in the early days, and it would have seen quite a few Group Settlement weddings.

In much earlier days the old farm at Churchview was home to Group Settlers when the land was first opened up to white settlement in the early 1920s. The aim of the Group Settlement Scheme, was to establish a dairy industry in the South West to supply the growing population of Perth. The Great Depression descended soon after the start of the scheme, adding to the hardships faced by the settlers, and many eventually walked off their land. However, much of today’s cleared farmland is the result of their labour.

In 1999, father and son, Spike and Raymond Fokkema, established Church view and built it up from the ground. The property was selected for its ideal and fertile gravelly loam soils, ample clean water and north facing slopes. The 100ha estate has over the early years, accumulated a total of 56ha of vines, growing 16 different varieties.

Churchview pride themselves on cultivating, crafting and cherishing the land, the grapes and the wines. As stewards of the land, Churchview has worked hard to transform the conventionally operated farm, to a fully organically operated vineyard. After 15 years Churchview gained the certification in 2020.

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