Young Guns
Online-Only Auction, 17 - 28 November 2022
Young Guns | For the classicists and the geeks alike, an incredible collection
About the SessionWhat is a Young Gun?
A talented winemaker who pushes the boundaries, breaks the rules and creates cutting-edge wines with personality and energy. Young Guns either work, or have worked for notable estates, but also produce unique wines under their own labels. They are dynamic, working together in pushing the envelope and promoting brand SA. They are the winemakers who should be on your radar as they are making some of the most daring, innovative, and simply delicious wines in SA. They travel and taste extensively, drawing inspiration from the classics through to the more edgy, hip styles and techniques, from the profound and obscure wine regions of the world. And then they apply their own creative interpretations on home soil, often searching for unique vineyard sites, cultivars and old vines. The results are most often small in numbers and high in demand, selling out on release. They are the rising stars, the future icons and ultimately, tomorrow’s investment wines.
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About this Item
Thistle and Weed was created in 2015 by Fairview winemaker Stephanie Wiid and Delheim viticulturist Etienne Terblanche. These Young Gunners first burst onto the scene with their maiden-release 2016 Thistle & Weed Duwweltjie Chenin Blanc which garnered a Platter’s 5 star. They produce artisan wines, focusing primarily on Chenin Blanc, and their grapes are sourced from organic and responsibly farmed vineyards from different parts of the Cape.
Brandnetel, or Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is steeped in dualities: both fierce and soft; painful and restorative; tenacious yet humble. It brings magic to fairytales and vitality to soils. Inspired by these dualities, this unique Chenin Blanc reminds us that magic is woven into our lives from the soil to the glass. This tiny parcel is situated high on the cool slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain in Stellenbosch.
Critics Ratings
‘Sourced from Nietvoorbij’s rootstock trial block, planted in 1980, simply and naturally vinified, 2019 Chenin is pure grace. Elegant, refined and characterful, expressing varietal stone- and tropical-fruit. Even better than 2018 (92 pts).’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2021, 4.5* (94 pts)
'Why make one very smart Chenin Blanc when you can make two? Worth tasting alongside Duwweltjie from the same team, this is even tighter, tauter and more mineral, with mouthwatering acidity, fennel and thatch aromas, subtle old wood and delicious line and length. Lingers for more than a minute on the palate. 2021-27.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2020, 95/100
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