MMAD Chenin Blanc 2025

Our Verdict

"The evolution of this wine never ceases to interest and amaze me, there is incremental texture and chiselled edges to the wine wrapped in this slinky, saline and mineral driven package. Pomelo, Buddha's hand, citrus and yellow plum. Pumice stone and white pepper. Some fennel seeds too. There is a coating to this wine, not quite oily but slick in nature, it sticks to the sides of your palate before rumbling down like a steam train of power with innate acidity and drive. Another exceptional release and a benchmark of what Chenin Blanc can do in this country. 97 Points - Jeni Port, The Wine Pilot

"Old vine Chenin charm on show, bringing the kind of effortless confidence that sets this grape variety apart. Little wonder Chenin is taking off with consumers. Mid yellow. Archetypal varietal aromas of apple, pear, peach meet a thread of grass, herbs, almond biscotti, hints of marzipan and stunning floral honeysuckle, citrus blossom. So smooth and warmly textural with a taste that is both generous but remains focused on a core of bright apple, pear and white peach slowly expanding, roaming wider into lemon curd, citrus peel, hints of green almond and honeyed notes. Great length and presence." 96 Points - Jeni Port, The Wine Pilot

MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Chenin Blanc has had a sensational start to its career. All of the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 vintages have scored 94 points or higher on The Winefront site, and this 2025 release is a continuation of that impeccably high standard. There’s a gravitas to this release. It remains frisky and juicy and fruity, but it has a genuine flare to the finish, it’s bolstered by perfectly integrated woodsmoke and cedarwood characters, it has a saline edge, and the texture sits at a perfect just-satiny point. There’s a juiciness to this wine, as mentioned, but it feels dry through the back half, almost pebbly, with an itch of grip there too. It’s good to go now but it will mature well. It’s nuanced now but time will bring exaggeration in the most entertaining of ways." 95 Points - Campbell Mattinson

• Size 2024
• ABV 13%

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