Sadie Family - Olifants River Skurfberg 2024
96/100
James Suckling
93+/100
Vinous
"Sadie offers us a 100% Chenin cuvée from 80-year-old vines grown at the foot of the sublime Citrusdal mountains!"
"Papayas, stones, apricots, chopped apples, hazelnuts, and a hint of rosemary on the nose. It is compact and creamy, with a full body but lots of stony minerality, as well as texture and phenolic grip. Salty and intense on the finish. Chenin blanc planted on eroded limestone soil with high iron content. Drink now or keep. (James Suckling 2025)
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Eye
Pale gold color, brilliant
Nose
Beautiful concentration, aromas of Granny Smith apple, pear skin, fig, and a few delicious notes of melon.
Mouth
Creamy, velvety texture, supported by vibrant, energetic acidity, superb concentration lingering in a long, pure, elegant finish.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2046
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with monkfish Armoricaine style, lightly seared lobster, sole meunière...
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Vinous
Wine rated (2025 guide) 93+/100
About wine:
Skurfberg 2024 comes from the north, from the drier regions of the Cape, and is the first of Sadie's Chenin Blancs to be harvested. It has a charming bouquet with aromas of beeswax, sea spray, and light white linen, as well as a hint of seaweed. The palate is well-balanced, with a smooth, very linear, very strict mouthfeel—a wine that doesn't do things by halves. Serious and austere, but its sapidity invites you to take another sip. 2026-2046
James Suckling
Wine rated (2025 guide) 96/100
About wine:
Papaya, stone fruit, apricot, chopped apple, hazelnut, and a hint of rosemary on the nose. It is compact and creamy, with a full body but lots of stony minerality, as well as texture and phenolic grip. Salty and intense on the finish. Chenin blanc planted on eroded limestone soil with high iron content. Drink now or cellar.
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