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  • Sadie Family; Columella; 2013; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml
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Sadie Family
Columella 2013
6 (1 x 6) 750ml
Eben Sadie is South Africa's most revered winemaker and he arguably kick-started the local fine wine revolution. Over two decades, his pursuit for quality in the Swartland has been unparalleled in South Africa and he was voted Winemaker of the Year in 2017 by the International Master of Wine Institute. Eben's wines are based on Rhône and traditional local varieties and are sourced from pockets of old bush vines and unique terroirs. Columella is named after the ancient Roman writer who produced perhaps the earliest good treatise on viticulture in his De re rustica. Starting in 2000, Eben's goal was to produce the finest expression of the Swartland and today Columella is South Africa's most coveted red wine.

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Due to time constraints set upon us with the COVID-19 Lockdown no original bottle shots were taken.

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Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

The 2013 Columella is matured for ten months in cask with 10% new oak, and then another ten months in foudres; Eben believes this slows down the maturation. It has a very complex bouquet, mercurial on the nose, and bestowed with wild strawberry and cranberry scents, incense and a hint of marmalade that is beautifully detailed. The palate is medium-bodied, extremely refined and mineral-laden, symmetrical and standing on tip-toes on the finish -- something that this label could not do when Eben started. It is compact at the moment, but it will turn into an astonishing Swartland wine. - RobertParker.com 96/100

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