Painted-Wolf-The-Den-Chenin-Blanc

Painted Wolf The Den Chenin Blanc

Per bottle £11.99

Quick Facts

  • Brand Painted Wolf
  • Bottle Size 75cl
  • ABV 12.5%
  • Vegan Yes
  • Vintage 2020
  • Country South Africa
  • Country Region Paarl/Swartland
  • Grape Variety Chenin Blanc
  • Closure Screwcap
Per bottle - £11.99
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Intro to Painted Wolf The Den Chenin Blanc –

Painted Wolf The Den Chenin Blanc from Swartland South Africa is a lovely vibrant and zesty, this Chenin is full bodied with beautifully elegant citrus character. A lovely aperitif.

Full tasting note and wine making –

Painted Wolf The Den Chenin Blanc from Swartland has a lively aroma and flavour of melon and pear with an underlying savoury minerality. The wine has a great texture and a long layered finish with bright acidity keeping it fresh and vibrant. The Chenin Blanc grapes are harvested from a number of vineyards in the Swartland region, both irrigated and dry farmed vines of 20 to 40 years old and 10% Chardonnay was added.
This wine was made from ripe grapes picked to deliver a rich flavour and texture. It is made up from 3 different tanks produced in different ways. Approximately 50% of the wine was made with clean cold tank ferment, with about 25% being fermented with a small number of French oak staves and the further 25% balance, a ‘funky’ ferment with lots of lees in the tank and a very slow fermentation to build glycerol and texture in the wine. The final blend was put together from these components. This wine should be drunk within 2-3 years of the vintage.

The Producer –

Painted Wolf Wines was founded by Jeremy and Emma Borg, drawing inspiration from the African Wild Dog, and to quote them ‘our own Painted Wolf pack’ is a community of talented individuals who bring the best available grapes, technical and practical skills to Painted wolf, allowing us to craft a range of delicious, authentic satisfying wines.
Jeremy has over 20 years experience working with wineries in USA, UK and in South Africa and has a keen understanding of both wine making and the market and set out with a fresh and different approach. The goal is to build a community of passionate caring individuals who through grapes and teamwork bring the best available technical and practical skills to Painted Wolf. Jeremy is a visionary, with a burning passion to develop Painted Wolf Wines into an exceptional organisation, true to their mantra ‘Persistently remarkable, remarkably persistent’.
Emma draws on her wide experiences from working in hotel, catering and safari camp management, and collected whilst travelling and working on her adventures in various parts of the world. Having worked as a freelance photographer in the Cape Winelands for the past few years, her work has been published in many wine books and publications. She is utilises her photographic and networking skills to tell the Painted Wolf story.

Drink with –

It is delicious on its own and has tons of flavours so is a versatile partner for many different dishes including salads and light meats.

Flagship Wines uses a reliable carrier with a robust national delivery network providing a speedy convenient service to UK mainland addresses.

Deliveries are made Monday to Friday and not normally on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays though Saturday deliveries are possible on payment of an additional charge.

Click and Collect Service

If you wish to collect your order from Flagship Wines shop at 417 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL4 0XP please click on this option at checkout. There is no charge for this service.

Delivery Charges

Delivery in St Albans is FREE for orders over £85, for orders less than £85 the charge is £5.

Postal delivery of tasting tickets and vouchers is also FREE if this option is chosen.

Our standard national delivery charge is £10 and is FREE for all orders over £250. The standard delivery is next day for all orders placed by 12noon and the following day for all orders received later than that.

Arrangements in case you’re out at the time of delivery

Please leave clear instructions in the special instructions section on the checkout page so the wine can be left in a safe place to suit you. As our delivery service requires a signature then if your wine is not signed for it is left at your risk and losses are not replaceable. If instructions are not left a card will be put through your door asking you to contact the carrier to arrange re-delivery or collection within 2 days.

Special Instructions

Please also provide directions in the special instructions box at the checkout to the delivery address if it is hard to find.

Non UK Mainland addresses

For charges applicable for delivery to remote addresses such as the Scottish Highlands and Islands please note that different charges apply and these are clearly shown at checkout. The charges are per case of 12 x 75cl bottles and the delivery time will be a little longer due to the location.

The Scottish postcodes affected are as follows:

AB 30, 33-38, 41-45, 51-56, DD 8-9, FK 19-21, IV 1-18, 30-37, 40, 41-49, 51 -56, 63, KA 15-17, 27-28, KW15-17, PA 20-49, 60-78, PH 15-26, 30-44, 49, 50, HS 1-9, ZE 1-3

If you would like to arrange delivery to any addresses that are not covered here please contact us on 01727 865309 or by email to [email protected] and we will ascertain the correct charges for you.

Out of Stock

If any items you ordered are out of stock we will contact you as soon as possible.

Please contact us by phone on 01727 865309 or by email within 48 hours if your wine doesn’t reach you in perfect condition.

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