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Critics Ratings

'Stunning, with peach, nectarine, orange and tangerine flavors forming the prodigious core, backed by verbena, green almond and mirabelle plum notes that lend tension and drive from the start. Everything is caressed by a warm brioche accent on the very long finish. Tantalizing now, but this feels like it has more to give with time. Sémillon. Best from 2020 through 2028.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 96/100 (Feb 2018)

'Semillon from Olifants River, raised in large old oak 'stukvate'. Statuesque, slightly smoky 2016's hay/dried pear nose & palate opulent & luxurious, shot through with variety's signature acidity but less austere, more generous than rapier-like 2015 (5 stars, 97 pts).' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2018, 4.5* (92/100)

'From Olifantsrivier Semillon planted in the 1930s. The hot and dry conditions of 2016 have led to a wine of particular richness and ripeness in the case of this wine (alcohol is 14.5%). On the nose, the wine shows some hay before lime, white peach and green melon. The palate seems even more full and round than usual with a creamy texture undercut by tangy acidity, the finish gently savoury.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 92/100 (Aug 2017)

'There's usually one standout Sadie Family white in any given vintage, and this is it for me in 2016. Made with 85-year-old Semillon Blanc and Gris from Henk Laing's Trekpoort farm, this is complex, concentrated and beautifully balanced with notes of grapefruit, passion fruit, creamy lees, subtle oak and a tight, minerally grip. World class. 2018-26' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 98/100