Bottle of Ken Forrester The FMC Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa, fine old vine white wine

The FMC 2024

Ken Forrester Wines

Try if you like Chenin Blanc

dried apricot | lemon zest | pineapple

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Drew's Tasting Note

Delicious notes of dried apricot, lemon zest, pineapple, honey, and ginger. These brilliantly fresh citrus and stone fruit flavours are joined by ripe pear and apple, a touch of spice, well-integrated oak, and a vibrant minerality. The finish is long, bright, and expressive.

Producer: Ken Forrester Wines | Vintage: 2024 | From: Western Cape, South Africa | Alcohol: 13.0 | Size: 75cl | Style: white, still, vegan | Grape: Chenin Blanc

Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 Gold Medal, 95 points (2024 vintage)

The Winery

Scholtzenhof is one of the oldest farms in the Cape, with roots dating back to 1689. When Ken Forrester (then a respected restaurateur in Johannesburg) and his wife Teresa bought the derelict property at auction in 1993, they undertook a complete renovation of the homestead and vineyards, producing their first wines under the Ken Forrester label in 1994. The estate sits on the lower slopes of the Helderberg Mountain in Stellenbosch, and farming is done entirely by hand, from tilling and pruning through to harvest. Chenin Blanc is at the heart of everything, with some vines on the property dating back to the 1970s. Ken was a founding member of the Chenin Blanc Association in 2000 and has long been known in South African wine circles as “Mr Chenin,” a title the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards went some way to endorsing by naming his Old Vine Reserve the best Chenin Blanc in the world.

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