Cape Heritage, Sweets & Fortifieds

Timed Online Auction, 5 - 17 June 2025

Cape Heritage - White Wines
About the Session

Chenin Blanc is known for its versatility and can produce a wide range of wine styles, especially considering South Africa has the oldest Chenin Blanc vines in the world.


Current Bid

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Lot 46
  • Sadie Family; Skurfberg; 2017; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 13 000 - 20 000
Current Bid
Starting at ZAR 11 000
Location
Wine Storage
Delivery
Delivery within South Africa included
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About this Item

2017 Skurfberg
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

Produced from a now-famous, +-85-year-old dryland chenin vineyard on the Skurfberg mountain, this special wine forms part of Sadie's Old Vine Series (Ouwingerdreeks)

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Bright and juicy, with detailed yellow apple, white peach, star fruit, heather and salted butter notes streaming through in unison. Shows nice cut on the finish. Chenin Blanc. Drink now through 2022.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (May 2019)

'Now coming from Olifant's River, the 2018 Old Vine Series Skurfberg is Chenin Blanc at its finest. The nose opens with the precision and focus to be one of South Africa's greatest bottles of Chenin Blanc, showcasing pineapple with a rocky minerality, that is tightly wrapped with citrus and tropical fruits aromas. The palate is just ripe, with golden apples and freshly squeezed lemon peel with an undercurrent of pleasing waxy bitterness. This wine has length, is well-balanced with high complexity and I felt myself do a double take, eagerly going back for a second sip. The medium-bodied wine ends with a long dusty, thought-provoking finish.' - Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate, 93/100 (Oct 2019)

'A great grower, a great site, a great winemaker and a great vintage: it doesn't get much better in the Chenin Blanc world than this stunning, focused, multi-dimensional white from Basie van Lill's property on the Skurfberg. Combining citrus and stone fruit flavours, it's a wine that's steered and marshalled by its acidity. Stunning. 2020-28' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2018, 98/100

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