TN: 2019 Enfield Wine Co. Chenin Blanc Jurassic Park

Mark_Lewis · May 5, 2021, 3:07am

Well yes, this is really very good. I feel it is built along the same lines as Citrine but even more electric. The Leo Steen version is aged a bit longer (they just released their 2017) and is a bit rounder and more luxurious. This Enfield version may go the same route with some time but is great right now.

Adam_Frisch · May 5, 2021, 3:41am

Interesting! I take my Riesling from the Andy Murray vineyard up on the mountain there (vineyard is called Curtis now).

Chris_H2 · May 5, 2021, 5:39pm

Just ordered a six pack! Should have added to my Rose order earlier, but appreciate the conversation here. Sounds like a very nice wine.

Adam_Frisch · June 3, 2021, 12:39am

Had it again today. Yep, still as good.

R_Gilbane · June 4, 2021, 2:19am

Hi All.

Larry, I would describe it as a medium+ acid wine, but spent 11 months on its own lees in 500L Puncheons with no S02 to add some texture. I think it will age relatively well, say 5-8 years, probably adding complexity the first 3-5, and then a gentle backslope. It’s the lowest SO2 wine I have bottled, and I have left a bottle open on for several weeks at the winery. It never really goes south, it just kinda gently starts to fade - so I imagine it will age like that.

I love the purity of it right now. It’s a hard one to keep the hands off at home right now.

Adam, Jurassic Park is right next to the old Andrew Murray winery site in Santa Ynez (you can google the winery). This fruit came from the X2 block which I was told was Seth Kunin’s old block. Own-rooted and planted in 1978 on sandy limestone soils.

John,

Thanks for the info - greatly appreciated. I went on the website but did not see it listed - where can I pick up a few?

Cheers

Larry, I’m confused. Don’t you work in the business? Don’t you have the internet? You should know how this whole buying wine from winemakers thing works. I highly doubt that Lockwood is actively not trying to sell wine to interested parties. Perhaps be more proactive. Getting ahead of the curve has its perks.