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
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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