Wines for Summer Grape|Chenin Blanc | Wayward Wines
Natural Wine For Spring

Grape – Chenin Blanc

Now that Summer is upon us, despite what feels like endless rain, we thought it time to put together a selection of natural wines fit for the Season. Light, bright, fresh, aromatic, heady and sensual: these are the bottles we reach for at this time of year.

Testalonga
I Am The Ninja 2025

Super-zesty, seriously zinging green apple and lemon citrus, with a nice creamy feel from the bottle fermentation and highly drinkable low finished alcohol. Find out more.

  • Region Bandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£20

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Celler Tuets
Tot Blanc 2023

A light maceration brings the lightest of tannins alongside sunny stone fruits and Mediterranean herbs. Perfect with a fish stew or some sardines on the grill. Find out more.

  • Region Aiguamúrcia, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Parellada, Macabeo, Garnatxa Blanca, Chenin Blanc & Muscat
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£22.25

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Mikaël Bouges
Prométhée 2023

Like all of Mikaël's wines from the dry 2022 vintage, there is a chiselled structure and profound minerality, the vines having reached deep down to the limestone bedrock for nutrients. White peach and spices with taut acidity and a delicate, honeyed quality, neatly balanced out with a pronounced salty minerals. A wine of precision and poise. Find out more.

  • Region Touraine, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27

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Testalonga
Baby Bandito 'Keep On Punching' 2024

Chenin, but no buttery oak, all done in steel tank to keep that citrus twang as clean as a whistle. Green apple and pear with some nice zippy white peach. Find out more.

  • Region Bandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Uncertified Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£19.50

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Jerome Saurigny
Biclir 2022

A category defying red/white blend, light, fragrant, a touch more tannin + green fruit than previous cuvées, still lithe + bloody with pretty floral aromatics Find out more.

  • Region Rochefort sur Layon, Loire, France
  • Grapes Grolleau, Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£47.50

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Mariette & Albéric
L’Abiizze 2023

This vintage is a touch lighter than previous, with bright aromatic fruit, vivid acidity and a nice touch of roundness and spice from time in old barrel. Find out more.

  • Region Rablay-sur-Layon, Loire, France
  • Grapes Grolleau, Chenin Blanc & Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32.25

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Olivier Cousin
Au-delà 2023

Broad, textural Chenin with a prickly, perlant energy on opening, it shows a wonderful balance of soft edges and angular tension. Taut, electric and lush. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£38

Mikaël Bouges
Clic Clac 2025

A zippy and much-loved ancestral method sparkler, a little leaner this vintage with plenty of yellow citrus zest and dry herbs cut through with a long, electric line of acidity that sets the mouth watering. Find out more.

  • Region Touraine, Loire, France
  • Grapes Menu Pineau, Chardonnay & Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.75

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La Vinaventura
Foll de Foix 2024

Immediate floral aromatics draw you in, on the pallet bright grapefruit and guava with some prickly tanin and an uplifting, tonic quality. Find out more.

  • Region Catalonia
  • Grapes Paralleda, Chenin Blanc, Muscat
  • Vineyard Uncertified organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25

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