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Critics Ratings

'David Sadie employs fruit from six different sources, including his new base at Paardebosch, to make this Chenin. Typically focused and expressive, it's a combination of leesy breadth and tangy minerality, with stony acidity and very subtle oak. Essence of Swartland Chenin.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2015, 93/100

'Oxidatively styled 2014 from Perdeberg vines (oldest planted 1960s). Ethereal apricot, white peach and pear aromas, flavours; like almond-toned 2013 (92 pts), emphatically dry, delicious, with hidden depths and sheathed power.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2016, 4.5*

'Pale, bright yellow. More precise on the nose than the Paardebosch Chenin, offering aromas of lemon zest, white pear, quince, honey and soft spices. The honey and spice notes carry through onto a rich, deep palate. Finishes fairly phenolic but here there's more buffering material and salinity, giving the wine a more harmonious quality.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 91/100 (Apr 2015)

'Deep gold and with a notably rich nose. Very dense - this almost smells heavy. Intense and rich but with a 'green' fresh finish. This still has quite a way to go.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (July 2016)