{"product_id":"foxen-chenin-blanc-ernesto-w-vyd-2024","title":"2024 | Foxen Chenin Blanc \"Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard\" | Santa Maria Valley | USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld-vine California Chenin Blanc from a Santa Barbara pioneer — a rare, serious take on an underdog grape.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoxen is one of Santa Barbara County's most respected wineries, and this Chenin Blanc comes from the old-vine Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley — one of California's most prized sources for the variety. Serious Chenin from old California vines is a rarity, and Foxen's is a benchmark: textural, mineral and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld-vine California Chenin from a top source is a somm's secret handshake. \u003cstrong\u003eTextural, mineral and age-worthy → great Chenin is criminally underpriced → at $45.99 you're drinking one of California's finest whites from an overlooked grape.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% Chenin Blanc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanta Maria Valley, Santa Barbara County — Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard (old vines)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoxen — a Santa Barbara pioneer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry, textural, mineral style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuince, yellow apple and citrus over beeswax, wet stone and a bright, honeyed-yet-dry finish.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e textured, mineral California Chenin — orchard fruit and lanolin with vivid acidity and a long, savory close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare old-vine California Chenin from a benchmark producer. Exactly the white for the drinker who's tasted everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605817274622,"sku":"XXI-0477","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/2024FoxenCheninBlancErnestoWickendenVineyard.png?v=1785434951","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/foxen-chenin-blanc-ernesto-w-vyd-2024","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}