FAMILIEMOORD Vintage Taste-off 2023/2025 - 6 bottle case Chenin Blanc on the border of Somerset

on the border of Somerset West - full-on weathered granite

As some of you might know

we arrived at the house more or less 10 minutes later (in my experience with farm dogs

assessing soil profiles while the snow-topped mountains surrounded us

it hasn't had long enough sun exposure for the Pyrazines to get to an acceptable level

FAMILIEMOORD Vintage Taste-off 2023/2025 - 6 bottle case Chenin Blanc on the border of SomersetFamiliemoord 2025 since the first vintage in 2013, this is the best vintage nature has given me in my winemaking career! A benchmark vintage for me. This wine is a 100% Grenache Noir from the Piekenierskloof mountains. The 2025 differs slightly from the 2023. The change? We brought in another neighbouring vineyard an even older one! Small bush vines planted in weathered sandstone. So comparing the 2 vintages, I would say the 2025 is a bit more refined