Chenin & Pinotage
Timed Online Auction, 4 - 11 September 2023
Chenin & Pinotage
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About this Item
When one considers the long list of acclaim and reputation built from releasing top quality wines, vintage after vintage, from their restored 220 year old cellar on Paardebosch farm on the slopes of the Paardeberg in the Swartland, it's hard to imagine that David & Nadia Sadie established this brand as recent as 2010 only. The wines are characteristically fine and elegant, expressive of the places they come from. The focus lies on a spectrum of organic, old and dry land bush vine vineyards from different areas with different soil types throughout the Swartland, farmed by like-minded people. Considered one of the 'young guns' during the fine wine revolution of the Swartland, David's wines are now considered among the best in the region and beyond.
The David & Nadia Chenin Blanc from the Swartland focusses on various Old Vine Vineyards, with plantings ranging from 1968 till 1986. The wine is based on granite from the Paardeberg, blended with shale/schist from the east, more clay rich soils from the north and iron rich soils from the western parts of the Swartland. Dry land farmed bush vines have stood the test of time and it showcases the ultimate reason why Chenin blanc is their main focus in the Swartland.
Winemaker's Tasting Note:
‘Oat mealy, lanoline, yellow stonefruit and peach focused. Waxy pinenut-and-needle – nothing shy. Dense, powerful and textured. On the palate – rich and fruit-driven with a still-crisp acidity and salinity length for days.’ – David Sadie, November 2022
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Critics Ratings
‘David Sadie employs fruit from six different sources, including his new base at Paardebosch, to make this Chenin. Typically focused and expressive, it’s a combination of leesy breadth and tangy minerality, with stony acidity and very subtle oak. Essence of Swartland Chenin.’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2015, 93/100
‘Oxidatively styled 2014 from Perdeberg vines (oldest planted 1960s). Ethereal apricot, white peach and pear aromas, flavours; like almond-toned 2013 (92 pts), emphatically dry, delicious, with hidden depths and sheathed power.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2016, 4.5*
'Pale, bright yellow. More precise on the nose than the Paardebosch Chenin, offering aromas of lemon zest, white pear, quince, honey and soft spices. The honey and spice notes carry through onto a rich, deep palate. Finishes fairly phenolic but here there's more buffering material and salinity, giving the wine a more harmonious quality.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 91/100 (Apr 2015)
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