Signature Old Vines White Blend, Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines 2022

The 2022 White Old Vines comes from vines up to 70 years old, 75% Chenin Blanc with several other varieties. Aged almost a year in barrels and foudres, the perfumed bouquet offers hazelnut, dried honey and yellow fruit aromas. The palate is waxy in texture, very well-balanced, and understated on the entry. Then, there is a wave of slightly honeyed pithy fruit that feels very voluminous and well-defined. Quite a multi-faceted Chenin blend, this will age beautifully in bottle. Drink 2024-2040.

A blend that varies from vintage to vintage but retains admirably consistent levels of quality, the Old Vines white is Chenin Blanc based with the remaining 27.5% made up of Clairette Blanche, Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Verdelho. Intense, concentrated and poised, it's a wine with honeysuckle and aromatic spice aromas and flavours of citrus, apricot and quince. Drink 2024-29.