Sadie Family - Swartland Skerpioen 2023
South Africa
White
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Drink or Keep
95/100
James Suckling
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94/100
Vinous
"Tasting Sadie's Skerpioen 2023 vintage is like deliciously zesty sea spray: in very limited supply!"
"A fresh white blend that shows lime zest, sliced apples, nectarines and fennel on the nose, followed by a wet stone minerality on the palate that only adds to the purity of the fruit. It's medium-bodied, with a salty freshness that keeps you coming back for more. Drink it or keep it. (James Suckling 2024)
Features
Estate
Sadie Family
Cuvée
Skerpioen
Vintage
2023
Designation
Swartland
Region
South Africa
Grape varieties
Chenin Blanc (Steen), Palomino (Vaalblaar)
Terroirs
Limestone soils on a chalky substratum, 2.4 Hectares divided between the Dwarskerbos, Eland Bay and Santa Helena Bay vineyards, vines planted in 1946, altitude 30 metres, warm Mediterranean climate with 300 mm of rain per year.
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Pressed in a vertical wooden press for 3 hours, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in tuns, unfiltered, unfined wine.
Breeding
12 months in old Acacia and oak tuns
Alcohol content
13,4%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Straw-yellow colour, silvery tints, shiny disk
Nose
Concentrated and delicious, it offers scents of lime, citrus juice and iodine, complemented by a fine saline minerality.
Mouth
Vibrant, textured attack, with pleasantly zesty aromas, lovely aroma and flawless balance, long, subtly iodized and salty finish.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before
Drink from
2024
Drink before
2045
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with grilled prawns, cod fillet, Chinese fondue...
Sadie Family
Swartland
Expert opinion
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Vinous A. Galloni
Wine rated (guide 2024) 94/100
About the wine:
Skerpioen 2023 is jointly planted with chenin blanc and palomino on windblown sand and limestone. Eben Sadie remarked: "If Mad Max had a vineyard, this would be it. It's a five-hectare parcel with great exposure to the wind, planted in 1910, with tangled twigs (perhaps the first time this term has been used in a tasting note). This wine has the highest dry extract of Sadie's white wines. The nose is fresh and vibrant: linseed oil, notes of yellow fruit and sea spray. The palate is underpinned by sharp acidity, full of tension and salinity and very linear on the finish. Divine. 2025-2045
James Suckling
Wine rated (guide 2024) 95/100
About the wine:
A fresh white blend featuring lime zest, sliced apples, nectarines and fennel on the nose, followed by a wet stone minerality on the palate that only adds to the purity of the fruit. Medium-bodied, with a salty freshness that keeps you coming back for more. Drink it or keep it.
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