Young Guns
Online-Only Auction, 17 - 28 November 2022
Young Guns | For the classicists and the geeks alike, an incredible collection
About the SessionWhat is a Young Gun?
A talented winemaker who pushes the boundaries, breaks the rules and creates cutting-edge wines with personality and energy. Young Guns either work, or have worked for notable estates, but also produce unique wines under their own labels. They are dynamic, working together in pushing the envelope and promoting brand SA. They are the winemakers who should be on your radar as they are making some of the most daring, innovative, and simply delicious wines in SA. They travel and taste extensively, drawing inspiration from the classics through to the more edgy, hip styles and techniques, from the profound and obscure wine regions of the world. And then they apply their own creative interpretations on home soil, often searching for unique vineyard sites, cultivars and old vines. The results are most often small in numbers and high in demand, selling out on release. They are the rising stars, the future icons and ultimately, tomorrow’s investment wines.
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About this Item
Thistle and Weed was created in 2015 by Fairview winemaker Stephanie Wiid and Delheim viticulturist Etienne Terblanche. These Young Gunners first burst onto the scene with their maiden-release 2016 Thistle & Weed Duwweltjie Chenin Blanc which garnered a Platter’s 5 star. They produce artisan wines, focusing primarily on Chenin Blanc, and their grapes are sourced from organic and responsibly farmed vineyards from different parts of the Cape.
Brandnetel, or Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is steeped in dualities: both fierce and soft; painful and restorative; tenacious yet humble. It brings magic to fairytales and vitality to soils. Inspired by these dualities, this unique Chenin Blanc reminds us that magic is woven into our lives from the soil to the glass. This tiny parcel is situated high on the cool slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain in Stellenbosch.
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‘Simple, old-school winemaking at its best: bunch pressed, wild yeast, older barrels, unfiltered; 2018 underscores promise of excellent 2017 (90 pts). Chenin from old experimental block (30 rootstocks!), expressing varietal nobility with shape, delicacy and focus.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2020, 4.5* (92 pts)
'Thistle & Weed is a small, high quality winery run by partners Etienne Terblanche and Stephanie Wiid, using small parcels of vines across the Cape. This comes from an old-vine block in the Polkadraai Hills and is a subtly oaked, restrained Chenin Blanc with taut acidity, pear and beeswax flavours and underlying concentration. 2020-24.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 94/100
