2022 Corymbia Rocket's Chenin Blanc, Swan Valley

Talk about presence. This isn't your average white wine, nor indeed your average chenin blanc. Apple, pear and apricot flavours are at the heart of it but it's the dry, chalky, grippy feel of it, the out-and-out length, and the firm, uncompromised structure. It's flavoursome and mouth-watering at once. Terrific.

95 points Campbell Mattinson winecompanion.com.au Special ✭ Value

The palate is lively with a briny spine, great clarity and stacks of flavour. It’s so salivating, it’s the perfect drink for every occasion.

Corymbia is the deep-rooted, far-sighted vision of husband-and wife-team, Rob and Genevieve Mann. The Mann name is synonymous with Western Australia’s Swan Valley, where Rob’s pioneering grandfather Jack worked a remarkable 51 consecutive vintages for Houghton. Rob was just a boy when he joined his father - former Australian test cricketer Tony - in planting the vines on what is now the dry-grown, organically farmed Corymbia vineyard. Rob was one of the crop of hotshots at Hardys during the reign of Stephen Pannell, before Rob himself took the mantle of senior winemaker at Hardys Tintara. From there he established a name for himself as one of the great talents of his generation during his time at the helm of Cape Mentelle.