Timed Online Auction, 7 - 22 April 2025

Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Very intense minerally nose with extract and green-fruit flavours but no shortage of ripeness. Very marked acidity on the very long citrus finish. This one should run and run. A suggestion of chewiness on the finish. You certainly could enjoy it now but ideally I'd wait until next year. Great throbbing life to this wine which has something of a Grosses Gewächs about it in terms of structure: a confident mix of body, acidity and a bone-dry finish.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17+/20 (Sept 2021)

'One of the great whites of the southern hemisphere, not just of South Africa, this is the Montrachet of Chenin Blanc. Made with three different pickings from the top part of the Paardebosch farm, it has the concentration of its 40-year-old vines, mouth-watering acidity and pH, chiselled freshness and layers of rock salt, aromatic spices, pear and lemongrass.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2021, 98/100

'Earliest picked of the chenins (12% alcohol), 2020 lighter, less zingy than previous but no less thrilling. Subtle lavender & marmalade, then pear & stonefruit. Broad yet taut, textured & structured from oaking, which adds spice to baked apple at the end.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2022, 5* (96/100)