Description
99 / 100
Tim Atkin MW
There was no Magnetic North release in 2022 - ever the perfectionist, Chris Alheit thought it wasn't good enough - so fans of his Citrusdal Mountain Chenin Blancs will have to be content with this stunning wine from Jozua Visser's neighbouring farm instead. The selection was rigorous, the yields correspondingly low, but the sacrifice was worth it. After two no shows in 2020 and 2021, this is a triumph over the elements by a world-class winemaker, with the density and understated power of a Corton-Charlemagne. Complex, layered and deep, it has leesy intensity, garrigue, citrus, yellow apple and rooibos flavours and a long, tapering finish.
Huilkrans is a single origin Chenin Blanc wine. It has gained a very strong following amongst Chenin lovers and is considered by critics to be approximately equal to Magnetic North in quality. If Magnetic North is the tenor voice of Skurfberg, then Huilkrans must be the deeper baritone. It works on a lower, richer frequency, but still unmistakably from this great appellation.
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