2020 Goon Tycoons 'the Smoking Gun' Chenin Blanc
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc is hardly grown commercially outside of France (its home is in the Loire Valley) and South Africa. Western Australia’s Swan Valley, and more recently Margaret River, are two regions gaining a reputation for the quality of its Chenin Blanc wines.
Region: Treeton, Margaret River
Tasting Notes
- Sweetness: Dry | Medium | Sweet
- Acidity: Low | Medium | High
- Alcohol: Low (9-11%) | Medium (12-13%) | High (14%+)
- Body: Low | Medium | High
- Oak: None | Some | Lots
- Fruits: Pear, Apple, Quince, Nectarine
- Flavours: Honey, Salt, Chamomile, Beeswax
Critic Reviews
None available.
Cellaring Potential
Will certainly reward 5-10 years in your cellar for those who can wait and appreciate the developed characteristics of Chenin Blanc.
Enjoy With
Old school Sweet and Sour Pork from your local Chinese takeaway.
About Goon Tycoons
Goon Tycoons is co-owned by the supremely talented wine maker Julian Langworthy, John and Mark Fogarty of the Fogarty Wine Group. Julian Langworthy is the Chief Wine Maker for the Fogarty Wine Group which includes brands Deep Woods Estate (Margaret River), Evans & Tate (Margaret River), Millbrook Estate (Perth Hills) Smithbrook Estate (Pemberton). The super picturesque cellar door, adjacent to a beautiful lake on the Abbey Vale vineyard property in Yallingup Siding, shares the same building as Yallingup Cheese (owned by Julian’s wife Alana Langworthy) and is well worth a visit.
Julian Langworthy is one of the hottest wine makers in the country at the moment - he took out the 2016 Jimmy Watson Trophy for best wine in the country with his Deep Woods Estate 2014 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, and was recognised as Winemaker of the Year in the 2019 Halliday Wine Companion.
