Summer’s here with long languorous days, sometimes lazy, sometimes crazy. What better way to raise the occasion and chill the zone than with Groot Phesantekraal’s just released debut Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2025?
Here’s to a twist, pop and fizz that’ll take you to voluptuous but vibrant flavour delivered with a thrillingly electric pinprick to the tongue. Expect luscious and lingering notes of tangy guava, pear and citrus and light-bodied, but also full-on refreshment.
Need some pairing ideas? Step one: source your favourite friends and family. Step two: taste match with spice, as in sushi and its playmate wasabi; seafood with a faint chilli bite; or aromatic Malaysian-style curry – veg, fish or poultry, the way you like it.
Created from hand-plucked, richly ripened berries grown in a very special block on the spectacular Durbanville Wine Valley estate, the sparkling wine spent six months on the lees. And that has imparted extra depth of flavour with an alluringly creamy texture.
A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, it is available from the farm or online shop for R130 a 750ml bottle. A deliciously burbling, bubbly bonanza in anyone’s book.
You can also find the fragrantly delicious fizz at Groot Phesantekraal’s popular farm-style restaurant and tasting room. Enjoy in the cool indoors or sip under umbrellas as you drink in the endless valley views.
Go to grootphesantekraal.co.za for more information about the farm, its revamped restaurant and more.