Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 March 2021
Wine: Cape Heritage
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About this Item
Founded in 1998 by Alex Dale, Radford Dale set about the Cape regions in search of exciting vineyard parcels for their chosen specialist varietals. Since 2009, winemaking and viticulture has been headed up by young-gun Jacques de Klerk. An ambitious winery, Radford Dale are early champions for the potential of Chenin Blanc, Elgin Pinot Noir, Swartland reds, and maritime influenced Stellenbosch Chardonnay. They are the first producer in 20 years to plant Gamay Noir, and their Pinotage expressions are increasingly well received by the international sommelier set. In 2020, they completed work on a small second winery to separate their organic wine production. Stylistically, the wines focus on varietal and site expression, with the team employing a low intervention ethos in the cellar
Chenin Blanc accounts for 80% of our white wine production at Radford Dale, and 50% of total. We place great emphasis on this stalwart white Cape varietal, across several individual expressions. Renaissance, our flagship, is captured from a vineyard formerly supplying fruit destined for the co-op. We first bottled this vineyard in 2009, getting to work on rehabilitating the site to full potential through employing better farming practices. Each year we learn a little more about each corner & crevice of this unique site. The name is a nod to the gains made in this vineyard, and in the category of Chenin Blanc, the modern-day Cape great.
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'Alex Dale’s flagship white is on brilliant form in 2016 (not easy to achieve in such a vintage). Sourced from a single, steep-sloped vineyard, it’s made like a white Burgundy, with leesy richness, older wood and notes of fresh bread, citrus and saline acidity. 2018-26' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Report 2017, 95/100 & ‘Wine of the Year’
'From dryland Heldeberg bushvines, 2016 has honeysuckle & peach aromas leading to fresh citrus & waxy lanolin on palate, very smooth & concentrated with clean, very dry finish. Exceptional refreshment at 12.5% alcohol. Natural barrel ferment, 10% new.' - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2018, 4.5*
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