2009 Ballandean Estate Classic White

I bought this wine specifically because it had chenin blanc - an lall-too-rare grape to find -  in the mix of chardonnay and semillon. Unfortunately, it does not have that mix specified on the label. Why not, I ask?   It does specify, fortunately, that it's an early-drinking wine. It is a light to medium gold in colour, and smells like pineapple with an edge of blackcurrents, with pine and green apple on the palate, with a light sweetness. We had tried the Casley, another Granite Belt, but were shocked at its strength, being used to SA chenin as the very essence of summer barely-there lightness.  The bottle, a very hanbdsome one, has a tear-off label at the back. The winery is owned by the partner of Summit Estate winemaker.  It claims to be the oldest operated and owned family estate in the area.  The label has a shadow of  embossing of BE in pale blue on white, with Ballandean in aristocratic large gold letters on black just above. The winemaker is Dylan Rhymer. $16.00.