Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Can you smell the ocean in this wine? I reckon you can, along with a breeze barrelling off False Bay. Pure, salty and bracingly fresh, with leesy weight, granitic intensity, wonderful definition, focus and tension and a finish that lingers like a haunting refrain. 2023-32' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2021, 97/100

'From a 1978 Chenin Blanc block on granite in Firgrove, Stellenbosch. Spontaneously fermented and matured in two 2 000-litre foudres. Hay, pear, peach, a touch of earth and some wet wool on the nose. The palate shows precision and tension - pure fruit plays off against snappy acidity before a finish that is long and pithy. Wonderfully refined with a crystalline structure. Production: 5 116 bottles.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 97/100 (Aug 2021)

'The 2020 Nautical Dawn, from granite soils and vines planted in 1978 that undergoes a two month ferment, is aged in two _foudres_ for 12 months. Fragrant on the nose, this offers beguiling yellow plum, honeysuckle and peach skin scents. Very pure. The palate is well balanced with an assertive, spicy entry, wonderful depth and vibrancy with a layered pithy finish that lingers. Brilliant. 2023-2042' - Neal Martin, Vinous, 94/100 (Aug 2022)

'A harmonious white, broad and creamy but enlivened by well-cut acidity. Shows a delicate mesh of Asian pear and nectarine fruit, elderflower, salted almond and wet stone notes, which expand on the palate and echo on the juicy finish. Drink now through 2030.' - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, 93/100 (Aug 2022)