David & Nadia
Skaliekop Chenin Blanc 2019
Cape Heritage
About the SessionA selection of South Africa’s finest wines, inspired by our rich wine heritage and the unique character of the Cape Winelands. Chenin Blanc is celebrated for its remarkable versatility, producing an exceptional range of wine styles, particularly in South Africa, home to the oldest Chenin Blanc vines in the world. These historic vineyards continue to produce wines of great diversity, elegance, and ageing potential. The Pinotage selection showcases leading producers, all of whom have become consistent flag bearers for this proudly South African variety.
ZAR 7 500
About this Item
The 2019 vintage on the Paardeberg saw the Skaliekop block benefit from targeted moisture retention work before the growing season, the shallow shale soils responding with exceptional focus and a richness setting the 2019 apart from the tighter releases preceding it. David & Nadia's 2019 Skaliekop earned 96 points from Tim Atkin MW, 5 stars and 96 points from Platter's South African Wine Guide, and 97 points from Christian Eedes at Winemag.co.za
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Skaliekop is a shallow shale site on the Paardebosch farm that benefited from the addition of moisture-retaining mulch in 2019. Yeasty, leesy and broader than the other two single vineyard Sadie Chenins, this has notes of citrus peel and beeswax, plenty of weight and a stony finish. 2021-29' - Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2020, 96/100
'Rich marmalade tang to 2019 with honeyed nuance at end. As effortless & precise as siblings; winemaking identical: bunch pressing, natural ferment, ageing in older oak. Seemingly simple but highly complex; concentrated & enthralling, with focused poise. From shale ('skalie') site. 13% alcohol.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (96/100)
'From a vineyard on Paardeberg property Paardebosch planted in 1985 on shale. Potpourri, blossom, white and yellow fruit plus a little white pepper on the nose. The palate has excellent fruit density matched by bright acidity, the finish long and dry. Great focus and flavour intensity. Alcohol: 13%.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 97/100 (Aug 2020)
'Intense, broad, honeyed nose that could only be dry-grown Cape Chenin with an overlay of wild flowers and herbs. Bone-dry finish and a lightly smoky (reductive?) note. Long and throat-warming. Real tension in this wine, but no austerity. Definitely more immediate and more flattering than the Hoë-Steen.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Sep 2020)
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