Alheit Vineyards - Olifants River Huilkrans 2024
96/100
Robert Parker
96/100
James Suckling
93/100
Vinous
"The excellence of the old vines at the Alheit estate: described as magnificent, captivating, harmonious, and sophisticated..."
“This wonderfully fresh, creamy, and textured white wine offers aromas and flavors of sliced pears, mango pits, pomelo peel, shellfish, and honey. It is medium-bodied, with lively acidity and a briny freshness. The finish is long, flavorful, and precise. Made from old vines on Skurfberg (Mount Citrusdal). Ready to drink now or for aging.” (James Suckling 2025)
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Eye
Straw-yellow color, with golden highlights in the center
Nose
Intense and alluring: an elegant bouquet of citrus and orange blossom, enhanced by subtle notes of salty spices
Palate
Full-bodied and fresh, combining power and balance, with flavors that echo the nose; rich and indulgent, it offers a long, vibrant finish that is pure and strikingly complex
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before
Drink starting at
2025
Drink before
2039
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with veal sweetbreads with morels, honey-glazed filet mignon, tomato chutney...
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2026 guide) 96/100 (Extraordinary wine)
About the wine:
Alheit Vineyards’ 2024 Citrusdal Mountain Huilkrans is made from approximately 50-year-old bush-trained vines planted in red sandy soil overlying red clay, at an elevation of about 450 meters. This low-yield terroir naturally imparts intensity and tension to the wine. The wine may exhibit pronounced acidity, which gives it a distinctly different mineral and aromatic profile, leaning toward notes of orange blossom, lemon blossom, and ethereal floral notes rather than pronounced fruity aromas—reminiscent of the exotic scents of a Moroccan garden such as the Majorelle Garden in Marrakech. Dry and linear on the palate, it offers a fresh and finely chiseled finish, where liveliness and precision take precedence over richness. 2026–2038
Wine Spectator
Rated Estate (2021 Guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)
Vinous
Wine rated (2025 guide) 93/100
About the wine:
The Huilkrans 2024 is a pure Chenin made from bush-trained vines planted between 1974 and 1989 at an elevation of 450 meters. It is fairly subtle on the nose, with very appealing aromas of yellow plum, brioche, mandarin, and a hint of wax. On the palate, it is well-balanced, with lovely tension and elegance, and a pleasant minerality that comes through on the finish. Very harmonious, this wine is perhaps one of Chris Alheit’s most elegant vintages this year. Sophisticated. 2026–2039
James Suckling
Wine rated (2025 guide) 96/100
About the wine:
This wonderfully fresh, creamy, and textured white wine offers aromas and flavors of sliced pears, mango pits, pomelo peel, shellfish, and honey. It is medium-bodied, with lively acidity and a briny freshness. The finish is long, flavorful, and precise. Made from old vines on Skurfberg (Mount Citrusdal). Ready to drink now or for aging.
Tim Atkin
Rated winery (2020 guide) Recommended
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