{"product_id":"damascene-stellenbosch-chenin-blanc-24","title":"Damascene Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc '24","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDamascene's 2024 Stellenbosch Chenin is a blend of three old vineyards of the hilly Bottelary ward – Sonop, Houmoed, and Mooiplaas. Each vineyard has roots in different soils, is a different age, and was picked on a different day but they come together seamlessly to present a Chenin of cohesion and complexity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile we hate to compare, it often feels like a dare to do so when a brilliant winemaker makes two wines of the same varietal and with the same winemaking technique. Jean Smit's Stellenbosch Chenin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is more textured, herbaceous, and pithy than its sun-kissed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.winebar.shop\/products\/damascene-swartland-chenin-blanc-24\"\u003eSwartland\u003c\/a\u003e counterpart; has a shyer nose, a tighter palate, and a more layered core. Vastly different to one another and yet, equally compelling. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's impossible to pick a favourite, so get two of each – a bottle of each to enjoy immediately and then again in 3-5 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damascene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44805712871595,"sku":"DAMA600","price":638.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/9644\/0235\/files\/DAMASCENECHENIN.png?v=1735298460","url":"https:\/\/www.winebar.shop\/products\/damascene-stellenbosch-chenin-blanc-24","provider":"Winebar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}