"Different soils, different aspects, different vineyard ages, farmed by different people. This wine illustrates the Swartland, its people and its old vineyards." - David and Nadia Sadie

A remarkable price for a heritage old vine Swartland Chenin Blanc of this quality (keep it under your hat, but we picked up a parcel at a discount and we always pass such savings on to you). Wisps of smoky reduction swirl amid apple compote, grapefruit, nutmeg and beeswax, like a Savennieres with a rebellious streak. It's a shapeshifter, at once crisp and mineral, then toothsome and creamy, before morphing one last time into stone-cold and mineral. 12.5% alc. Registered with the Old Vine Project. Drink now-2030.

Press reviews:

Tim Atkin MW: "Granite-based with other components on shale, clay and limestone, it's a nuanced, effortlessly balanced white with notes of aniseed, oatmeal, wet stone and pithy citrus and yellow apple fruit. Drink now-2029." 94 points

The Wine Advocate: "It displays a refined nose with notions of apple and citrus blossom and white peach and wax melon. Medium-bodied and with a fine mineral tension, the palate displays a kiss of phenolic bitterness before revealing layers of complexity. It ends with a refined, fresh, ethereal finish. Enjoy with food. Drink now-2035." 92 points

JancisRobinson.com: "A peppy, confident wine. Grippy, crunchy and spicy. So very succulent but not in a fruity juicy kind of way – it's something to do with the confluence of ripe acidity, rapier minerality; stones and sweet citrus; roundness and the overlay of angles. The wine floods the mouth, filling the spaces, glittering with life. (TC). Drink now-2032." 17 points

Vinous: "The 2022 Chenin Blanc comes from 8 vineyards in granite soils, plantings from 1968 to 1986, matured 20% in concrete and the remainder in neutral oak, Lemon thyme, orange zest and light waxy scents blossom on the nose - quite intense and well-delineated, almost feisty in style. The palate is taut and fresh, more saline than the Aristargos, with a linear, slightly more malic finish than usual. Plenty of freshness, but I would cellar this for 3-5 years before broaching. Very fine. Drink now-2034." 91 points

James Suckling: "This is showing aromas of apricot stones, almonds, cardamom and lemon pith. It’s medium-bodied with plenty of phenolic texture, with a fresh, mineral and almost chalky finish." 93 points