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David & Nadia
About the SessionDavid & Nadia Sadie’s thrilling, terroir-driven Swartland wines have shown incredible elegance, concentration and consistency over the past two decades.
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David & Nadia is a family owned Swartland Winery who have quickly become one of the best white wine producers in South Africa. Made from a single vineyard planted in 1985 in very shallow shale soils on the Paardeberg. This "hill of shale", as the name suggests, is surrounded by granite-rich soils, making it quite a unique vineyard site. Since 2020 the "Skaliekop" block has been a certified heritage vineyard.
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'It's an amazing achievement to produce two of South Africa's greatest Chenins, but David Sadie has done it in 2017. This come from a 1985 bush vine block on a shale outcrop surrounded by granite and is tight, coiled and focused, with some underlying stone fruit flavours, subtle oak and incredible length. 2019-26.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2018, 98/100
'Only four barrels made. Planted in 1985 on Paardeberg Farm - not part of the Old Vine Project (OVP) - yet. Shale vineyard, as evinced by the name. Shale from Porseleinberg. David explained that the style of this wine is associated with granite, but this is broader with tension. Bone dry and spreads right across the palate. Minerals and lime. Masses of acidity. Real skein of purity. Concentrated by drought.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17+/20 (Aug 2018)
From shale ('skalie') site planted in 1985; as Hoë-Steen sibling, bunch pressing, minimal intervention, older oak. Individual, wild 'dissident' profile in steely, mineral 2017, with khaki bush & scrub features. A tense, ferrous character with an exquisite saline conclusion.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2019, 5* (95 pts)
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