MMAD Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2025

97 POINTS

Shanteh Wale - Winepilot

The evolution of this wine never ceases to interest and amaze me, there is incremental texture and chiselled edges to the wine wrapped in this slinky, saline and mineral driven package. Pomelo, buddhas hand, citrus and yellow plum. Pumice stone and white pepper.  Some fennel seeds too. There is a coating to this wine, not quite oily but slick in nature, it sticks to the sides of your palate before rumbling down like a steam train of power with innate acidity and drive. Another exceptional release and a benchmark of what Chenin Banc can do in this country. This is a wine that accompanies so many morsels, from fish with fins to straticella or fried Balmain bug tails.

96 POINTS

Jeni Port - Winepilot

Old vine Chenin charm on show, bringing the kind of effortless confidence that sets this grape variety apart. Little wonder Chenin is taking off with consumers. Mid yellow. Archetypal varietal aromas of apple, pear, peach meet a thread of grass, herbs, almond biscotti, hints of marzipan and stunning floral honeysuckle, citrus blossom. So smooth and warmly textural with a taste that is both generous but remains focused on a core of bright apple, pear and white peach slowly expanding, roaming wider into lemon curd, citrus peel, hints of green almond and honeyed notes. Great length and presence.

95 POINTS

Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

The oldest vines for this Chenin were planted in 1964. Quite some perfume here, almost into lilac, violet and mint, nutty, gently spicy, apple and citrus the main fruity things, though it’s not specifically fruity, which is a good thing in my book when it comes to Chenin as, to paraphrase, a little Chenin goes a long way with me. It’s calm and balanced, again a nutty and quiet saline character in a green olive sort of way, a fine chalky and dusty grip, closing with a cool finish of excellent length and a cinch of lemon peel. Well, MMAD, this is a very fine Chenin you’ve got me in to.