Sadie Family Wines 'Skurfberg' Chenin Blanc, Olifants River, South Africa 2019
Sadie Family Wines 'Skurfberg' Chenin Blanc, Olifants River, South Africa 2019
Zowee! A wine with searing intensity, energy and power, glorious minerality and taut concentration of stone fruits with a hint of bitter lemon, raw quince and sour mango. Dramatically long. One of the finest expressions of Chenin Blanc ever to leave South Africa. 14% alc. Drink now-2030.
Press review:
Tim Atkin MW: "A one-hundred-point white? From South Africa? I can almost hear the tutting and clucking from here. But I defy anyone to taste this monumental wine, preferably among a line-up of other, world-class wines and resist its charms. The crop was down 60%, resulting in an old-vine Chenin of mind-blowing focus, depth and concentration. Quince, lemon and subtle Asian spices segue into a palate of nuances, corners, light and shade and dark. Well done, Eben Sadie. Well done, the van Lill family, who grow the grapes. Well done, South Africa. Drink now-2031." 100 points
EXTREMELY LIMITED. SORRY, BUT IT’S A MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER. MUST BE PART OF AN ORDER THAT MEETS OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 6 BOTTLES. UK MAINLAND ONLY.