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Critics Ratings

David & Nadia Skaliekop 2019
'Tasted blind. Deep straw. Salty note and with some real texture compared with the satin impression of the previous wine. Quite a bit of alcohol. And chew. But more guts than than the previous wine of this pair tasted blind (Quinta dos Roques Encruzado 2015).' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (May 2024)

Rich marmalade tang to 2019 with honeyed nuance at end. As effortless and precise as siblings; winemaking identical: bunch pressing, natural ferment, ageing in older oak. Seemingly simple but highly complex; concentrated and enthralling, with focused poise. From shale ('skalie') site. 13% alcohol.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (96 pts)

'Skaliekop is a shallow shale site on the Paardebosch farm that benefited from the addition of moisture-retaining mulch in 2019. Yeasty, leesy and broader than the other two single vineyard Sadie Chenins, this has notes of citrus peel and beeswax, plenty of weight and a stony finish. 2021-29.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2020, 96/100

David & Nadia Plat'Bos 2019
'David and Nadia Sadie studied together before getting married in 2009, quickly becoming leading lights in Swartland. Plat'bos, part of their single-vineyard range, is from a 1981-planted site. This vintage shows lime, white peach, dried herbs and talcum powder on the nose, while the palate has extraordinary concentration matched by exhilarating acidity.' - Christian Eedes, Decanter.com, 97/100 (Feb 2021)

'Vibrant, exhilarating 2019 vibrates in its zingy acidity, higher than these siblings. Taut yet textured, with kumquat & nectarine succulence on a bed of lees richness. So well delineated, precise & assured. Same hands-off winemaking as peers. 12.5% alcohol.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (97/100)

'David & Nadia Sadie are now part of an elite group of South African Chenin Blanc producers, making world-class wines on a consistent basis. This is my favourite of their trio of single vineyard wines in 2019, sourced from a 3.9-hectare site on granite soils on the Paardeberg. Tight, taut and floral, with comparatively low alcohol, mouth-watering freshness, precision and acidity, notes of fennel, apple and gunflint and a lingering finish. A Cape Grand Cru. 2021-32' - Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2020, 98/100

'From a vineyard on Paardebosch planted in 1987 on granite. An exquisite nose with notes of flowers, dried herbs before lime, lemon and white peach. The palate, meanwhile, is crystalline - wonderfully pure and focused with great energy and length. Hits the target with pinpoint accuracy. Alcohol: 12.5%' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 98/100 (Aug 2020)

'The nose demonstrates the honey spectrum of Chenin Blanc, enlivened by the high tones so often associated with granite. This may not have that much alcohol but it has masses of extract and light chewiness. Very serious wine. Really burrows into the upper cavities of the palate. Really gets the appetite going; would make a sophisticated aperitif. Excellent acidity. This wine will surely have a long life.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17+/20 (Aug 2020)

David & Nadia Hoë-Steen 2019
'One of a trio of world-class single site Chenin Blancs from David and Nadie Sadie (no relation to Eben, by the way), this hails from a two-hectare vineyard that was planted in 1968 and is often picked late. Completing full malolactic - such is the acidity in the grapes - this is leesy, focused and taut, with some ferrous grip and a textured palate.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2020, 96/100

'Greenish pale copper colour. Very noble and this definitely benefits from air. I would decant it if serving it before 2023. Really rather beautifully structured with great nobility. Slightly more restrained and stand-offish than the Skaliekop but with a real peacock's tail of flavour on the end. Lots of high tones and satin texture with a very firm spine of acidity. A sort of amalgam of linden/lime flavours and the most luxurious honey - though no obvious sweetness. Very very long. Extremely discreet oak and wonderfully pure acidity.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Sep 2020)

'Scant yield off heritage vineyard given the natural treatment, bunch pressed & matured 11 months in neutral French oak provides thrilling, vital yet vibrant & textured 2019. Pear & stonefruit which is pithy yet suave & so assured.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (95/100)