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Stark-Condé Monk Stone Chenin Blanc 2022

R394.00

Region: Stellenbosch

Tasting note:

“After the block buster 2021 Monk Stone Chenin Blanc, the new release 2022 from Stark Conde will certainly draw a lot of attention. Matured for eight months, 55% in amphorae and 45% in second-fill barrels, the aromatics remain incredibly pure and mineral driven offering pithy white citrus, freshly baled straw, dried herbs, white peach and lemon infused chamomile tea with melted honey hints. The palate is wonderfully fresh and crisp with an intense tangy acidity and complex layers of sweet lemon pastille, crunchy peach and stony liquid mineral nuances. Yet another extremely delicious and finely-crafted Chenin Blanc from Rudger van Wyk that shows impressive focus and intensity with a meticulous crystalline purity and elegance. Drink on release or ideally, cellar for a further 2 to 3+ years to allow this classy Chenin Blanc to unfurl.” – Greg Sherwood MW.

“Rudger van Wyk uses a combination of amphoras and older barrels to produce this elegant, well-judged Chenin Blanc from vines at 150 meters in the Jonkershoek Valley. Leesy, textured amd nicely focused, with green apple, greengage and understated patisserie spices” – Tim Atkin MW 93

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Stark-Condé Wines is a boutique winery located in Jonkershoek Valley, started in 1998 by Hans and Midori Schroder, together with their daughter, Marie and her husband José. Their wines are hand-crafted in small volumes using traditional methods: hand sorting, open-top fermentations, hand punch-downs and manual basket pressing. All the Stark-Condé wines are bottled without fining and filtration. Winemaking is done by José.

Monk Stone gets its name from the large boulder which punctuates the organically-grown, high-altitude vineyard block at Stark-Condé. This bush-vine Chenin vineyard is planted along dramatic terraces which were sculpted to prevent rain erosion. The wave and ripple patterns formed by these terraces, together with the large boulder, recall a traditional Japanese rock garden, and hence the name “Monk Stone.”