Cape Heritage and The Loire

Timed Online Auction, 1 - 12 August 2024

Cape Heritage - White Wines
About the Session

The Cape Heritage White Wine Session features the noble variety, Chenin Blanc, known for its versatility and fruit intensity. South Africa has the oldest Chenin Blanc vines in the world and produces long-aging, diverse and fine wines.


  • Sadie Family; Skerpioen; 2017; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000

About this Item

2017 Skerpioen
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

Named after the abundant native scorpions that make their home here, Skerpioen is an unirrigated 2.4-hectare, 80+-year-old vineyard of chenin blanc and palomino that forms part of Sadie’s Old Vine Series (Ouwingerdreeks).

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘Plump and friendly, with a nicely melded mix of pear, yellow apple and star fruit flavors, laced with salted butter and meringue notes that ripple on the finish. Chenin Blanc and Palomino. Drink now through 2022.’ – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (May 2019)

‘Interplanted chenin & palomino off unique chalky West Coast soils, co-fermented/year very old foudres. 2017 more expressive in youth than 2016 (90 pts), 2015 (93 pts), yellow stonefruit, white peach fruitedness; as saline & earthy, though; well-judged acidity brings focus & length.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2019, 4.5* (92/100)

‘Unusually for the West Coast, the Skerpioen vineyard is on limestone soils close to the Atlantic. This equal cuvée of Chenin Blanc and Palomino is “our Chablis” according to Eben Sadie. Fresh, mouth-watering and saline, this is a wonderfully complex wine with subtle struck match notes and grapefruity acidity. 2020-28’ - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2018, 96/100

‘The 2017 Skerpioen is an equal blend of Chenin Blanc and Palomino from 80-year-old unirrigated vines on pure limestone soils. It has a crisp, marine-influenced, cockle-shell-scented bouquet, veering toward Chablis in style. The palate is beautifully balanced, with a fine line of acidity, and very saline in the mouth. Walnut and a dab of ginger emerge toward the finish. Excellent.’ – Neal Martin, Vinous, 93/100 (Aug 2018)

‘A Swartland field blend of Chenin Blanc and Palamino planted between 1958 and 1967. The predominant impression on the nose is of white fruit – pear and white peach – but there are also hints of naartjie, hay and herbs. The palate is pure and direct – not too lean or thin but certainly not weighty. Very fresh acidity and a long, pithy finish.’ – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 93/100 (Nov 2018)

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