{"product_id":"angus-paul-barbary-fictions-bottelary-chenin-blanc-750ml","title":"Angus Paul Barbary Fictions Bottelary Chenin Blanc 2023 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eSOUTH AFRICA : STELLENBOSCH : BOTTELARY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNATURAL : Chenin Blanc\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, GREEN APPLE, LEMON ZEST, SALINE MINERAL, LEESY, NO OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single hilltop vineyard on the Mooiplaas farm, planted in 1972, 300 meters above sea level in Bottelary's granite soils — this is the source. Cool Table Bay winds blow through the fynbos and up into the old vines, slowing ripening and holding the acidity that makes Stellenbosch Chenin distinct from its flatter, warmer neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngus Paul makes this wine with nothing added: whole-bunch pressed, native yeast, neutral oak, no sulphur until just before bottling. Eleven months in barrel, no racking, no fining. The wine is leesy and reductive on opening; give it 15 minutes and it becomes something else — saline, granitic, and precise in the way only old vine Chenin can be. WineMag's Christian Eedes gave the previous vintage 93 points. At $24, it's hard to argue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eOysters on the half shell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe saline mineral character is almost engineered for brine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eGrilled swordfish with herbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003emedium body and citrus hold up to firm fish without overpowering it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eChèvre and honey on sourdough\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ewaxy texture and leesy depth play perfectly against fresh goat's milk cheese\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Canopy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61987702046879,"sku":"8035","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0232\/3203\/files\/image_d09b0455-67ac-4011-b3b6-1a2a9b612c37.jpg?v=1742246459","url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/angus-paul-barbary-fictions-bottelary-chenin-blanc-750ml","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}