{"product_id":"2024-thistle-weed-springdoring-chenin-blanc","title":"2024 Thistle \u0026 Weed Springdoring Chenin Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003eThistle \u0026amp; Weed is the label of winemaker Stephanie Wiid, and it's built around one simple idea: find the Swartland's old, hardy Chenin Blanc vineyards and bottle each of them on its own terms. Every wine is named after a stubborn local weed, and the Springdoring takes its name from a spiky burr that refuses to go away. That fits the vines, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of a trio of single-site Chenins in the range, grown on white granite on the Malmesbury side of the Swartland. Old bush vines on poor granite soils give small crops of concentrated fruit with a natural tension, and Wiid keeps the winemaking hands-off so the site does the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 is crystalline and taut. It opens with earthy, fennel-tinged aromatics and that after-rain smell of wet stone, then moves to green apple, citrus and a stony, mineral palate. The acidity is the star - sharp, focused and long - with a bit of savoury grip on the finish. Plenty of energy now, and the structure to build over the next five years or so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeritage-vine Swartland Chenin with real edge and a clear sense of place, at a price that's hard to argue with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Spingdoring is one of a trio of Chenin Blancs from Stephanie Wiid... with acidity that slices your palate like a knife.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Tim Atkin MW (Tim Atkin MW)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Thistle \u0026 Weed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45282704621611,"sku":"2024 Thistle \u0026 Weed Springdoring Chenin Blanc","price":42.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2023Thistle_WeedSpringdoringCheninBlanc_7789d41b-2339-4cc7-9047-df259ab2ac46.png?v=1794292682","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-thistle-weed-springdoring-chenin-blanc","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}