Avondale is a biodynamic winery in South Africa's Paarl region. Owner Johnathan Grieve employs a "posse" of ducks that patrol the vineyard looking for snails. The snails apparently eat the vines. This fruit cocktail of Chenin Blanc, Roussanne, Muscat de Frontignan, Viognier and Sémillon is pale straw in colour with a minerally, peachy nose and a note of cinnamon; it's medium-bodied, dry with a peach and citrus flavour, well balanced with good length.
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