Lubanzi Chenin Blanc 2025 (750ml)
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Description
Chenin Blanc is South Africa's calling card, and the Swartland is where it grows with real character, its warm, dry stretch of the Western Cape yielding whites with both ripeness and cut. This 2025 bottling from Lubanzi Wines is a still, dry white built on that grape, which is known for pairing orchard fruit with a bright line of acidity that keeps everything fresh.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | White |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region | Western Cape |
| Subregion | Swartland |
| Varietal | Chenin Blanc |
| Producer | Lubanzi Wines |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
The Lubanzi 2025 Swartland Chenin Blanc blends fruit from two farms: 25-year-old irrigated trellised vines and 150-year-old dry-farmed bush vines. All fruit is whole-bunch pressed and aged three months on the lees in stainless steel with no oak. The older vines contribute fuller stone fruit notes of peach and apricot with length and texture, while the younger parcel offers brightness of lemon and green apple, meeting harmoniously in the middle. Harvest temperatures in southern Swartland can reach 40 degrees Celsius, making timing crucial to preserve freshness and balance. Chenin Blanc remains a star of South Africa, thriving in granite and shale soils that retain just enough moisture to sustain old vines with deep roots through hot, dry summers. (Wine Advocate, February 2026)
Oranges, peaches and baked apples on the nose of this soft and fruity white. Itâs medium-bodied, fleshy and straightforward. Sustainable. Drink now. (James Suckling, August 2025)