Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘Rich marmalade tang to 2019 with honeyed nuance at end. As effortless & precise as siblings; winemaking identical: bunch pressing, natural ferment, ageing in older oak. Seemingly simple but highly complex; concentrated & enthralling, with focused poise. From shale (’skalie’) site. 13% alcohol.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (96/100)

‘From a vineyard on Paardeberg property Paardebosch planted in 1985 on shale. Potpourri, blossom, white and yellow fruit plus a little white pepper on the nose. The palate has excellent fruit density matched by bright acidity, the finish long and dry. Great focus and flavour intensity. Alcohol: 13%.’ – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 97/100 (Aug 2020)

‘Intense, broad, honeyed nose that could only be dry-grown Cape Chenin with an overlay of wild flowers and herbs. Bone-dry finish and a lightly smoky (reductive?) note. Long and throat-warming. Real tension in this wine, but no austerity. Definitely more immediate and more flattering than the Hoë-Steen.’ – Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Sep 2020)

‘Skaliekop is a shallow shale site on the Paardebosch farm that benefited from the addition of moisture-retaining mulch in 2019. Yeasty, leesy and broader than the other two single vineyard Sadie Chenins, this has notes of citrus peel and beeswax, plenty of weight and a stony finish. 2021-29’ - Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2020, 96/100