Modest Wines Steen Down So Long Chenin Blanc 2021, Okanagan Valley $29.99 I 88/100

UPC: 812289348816 The Modest Wines project is a Mt. Boucherie production conceived to make something different to be served on-site at the Modest Butcher restaurant. Each wine irreverently builds off a classic style or label, in this case the Steen or Chenin Blanc wines of South Africa. Chenin Blanc has a growing following in the Okanagan, and this release is an excellent example of why it's attracting so much attention. The fruit is from a 25-year-old vineyard in East Kelowna. The style is cool and fresh, with a fragrant nose mixing exotic pineapple, citrus and almonds. It's barely off-dry and creamy, with a bitter grapefruit squeeze in the finish — best with a seafood or vegetable pasta dish.