The Wrekin Vineyard - Libby’s Block Chenin Blanc - 0.75L - 2022

A subtle and delicate nose – green apples & baked quince. Salivating and moreish acidity, dry and long finish. Rich density – bright but firmly grounded. The 2022 Libby’s Block is sourced from a single clone 220 on our two dam-side blocks. The elevated blocks are nestled in the foothills on undisturbed clay soils overlying greywacke parent rock. Vine age approx 15 years. Basket-pressed on-site at our newly constructed gravity-flow winery. Lightly foot-stomped. The largest harvested was 801 grams, a record. Soil Elevated blocks on clay loam with north to north-west aspects. Viticulture Organic certified, farmed using biodynamic practice. Clone 220. Harvest Hand-picked from 31st March - 11th April. An average of 10.8 tons per hectare yield. Vinification 100% wild fermentation. No additives other than sulphites. Maturation 50% stainless with remainder in new Austrian oak demi-muid.