Thorne & Daughters
Rocking Horse 2018
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.
About this Item
The 2018 vintage, shaped by drought across the Swartland's key old vine white wine sites, produced a Rocking Horse of seamless texture and characteristic complexity, John Seccombe's skills as a multi region, multi variety blender at their most assure. Thorne & Daughters' 2018 Rocking Horse earned 96 points from Tim Atkin MW in his 2019 SA Special Report.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Rocking Horse is a cuvée of grapes and areas, combining Roussanne, Semillon, Chardonnay, Clairette Blanche and Chenin Blanc from four different regions. Showing John Seccombe's skills as a blender, it's leesy, herbal and seamlessly balanced with spice, pear and oatmeal flavours and racy, stony acidity.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 96/100
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