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Founding an ideal balance is key, and this vintage does just that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Monica Larner June 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810065793404,"sku":"1230231N-FLASKE","price":71.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810065826172,"sku":"1230231N-KASSE6","price":427.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/dwaeodwaoaewda.png?v=1755984288"},{"product_id":"swartland-old-vine-series-t-voetpad-2023-75-cl","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Old Vine Series 'T Voetpad 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sadie Family 2023 Swartland Old Vine Series 'T Voetpad is a blend of Semillon Blanc, Semillon Gris, Palomino, Chenin Blanc and Muscat of Alexandria. It claims to be the oldest field blend in South Africa. The wine is fruity and salty at the same time with lovely white wine tannins that give ample firmness and structure from the back. It matures in large oak casks. The grapes are whole-bunch pressed, and the juice settles over eight hours. It completes malolactic fermentation. The fruit comes from a 1.4-hectare vineyard on weathered sandstone soils. Eben Sadie says he farms this site \"for objectives not for aesthetics.\" More words of wisdom: \"The difference between a good farm and a bad farm is five days,\" he says of the mistakes that can occur if timing is off in a vineyard. This is a release of 2,400 bottles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Monica Larner June 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810065727868,"sku":"1225231N-FLASKE","price":101.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810065760636,"sku":"1225231N-KASSE6","price":606.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/odwoae.png?v=1755984287"},{"product_id":"citrusdal-mountain-old-vine-series-soldaat-2023-75-cl","title":"The Sadie Family Citrusdal Mountain Old Vine Series Soldaat 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sadie Family 2023 Citrusdal Mountain Old Vine Series Soldaat comes from the remote Piekenierskloof area, which again sees weathered Table Mountain sandstone formations. Winemaking starts in concrete tanks that are partially filled with whole clusters (about 30%) and topped off with destemmed fruit in order to get some juice in the vats and to activate the yeasts. Fermentation lasts about 30 days on the skins, and an old basket press is used. The wine only sees concrete for 12 months. This graceful Grenache is beautifully nuanced with wild berry aromas, blue flower and a chiseled point of rusty nail or iron ore that adds high-toned elegance, bordering on fragility. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Monica Larner June 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810065465724,"sku":"1227231N-FLASKE","price":71.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810065498492,"sku":"1227231N-KASSE6","price":427.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/o_aeaeo_oae_oae.png?v=1755984287"},{"product_id":"swartland-pofadder-2023-75-cl","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Pofadder 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Pofadder, 100% Cinsault planted in schist, has a floral bouquet: white flowers, rose petals, bright wild strawberry and cranberry, with a little more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emineralité\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethan the Soldaat. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit. It’s perhaps the most tensile of any Pofadder I’ve tasted, culminating in a linear finish with life-affirming frisson. There is an effortless brilliance about this Pofadder—even better than last year's offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNeal Martin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810065400188,"sku":"1226231N-FLASKE","price":71.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810065432956,"sku":"1226231N-KASSE6","price":427.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/984849156231.png?v=1755984286"},{"product_id":"swartland-old-vine-series-skerpioen-2023-75-cl","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Old Vine Series Skerpioen 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sadie Family's 2023 Swartland Old Vine Series Skerpioen is Chenin Blanc and Palomino planted together on white limestone soils with a sandy top layer. The Chenin Blanc is picked on the underripe side, and the Palomino is picked ripe and golden yellow in color. \"I am site-driven, not variety-driven,\" says Winemaker Eben Sadie. \"My goal is to make the most honest wine from a singular site.\" I love the intensity of the Skerpioen, which is delivered vertically in terms of the brightness of its aromas and horizontally in terms of the pretty richness of the mouthfeel. There are hints of waxy Meyer lemon, sea salt and a hint of rubber latex. It matures in old acacia and oak foudre for 12 months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Monica Larner June 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810064580988,"sku":"1223231N-FLASKE","price":71.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810064613756,"sku":"1223231N-KASSE6","price":427.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/8948941231.png?v=1755984285"},{"product_id":"swartland-palladius-2023-75-cl","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Palladius 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am a white wine fanatic, and this very special wine blew me away. The Sadie Family's 2022 Swartland Palladius is a blend of 11 grapes from 17 distinct vineyard sites with old vines. The grapes used are Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blanche, Viognier, Verdelho, Roussanne, Marsanne, Semillon Gris, Sémillon, Palomino and Colombard. The various vineyards are located in Paardeberg, Piketberg and Saint Helena Bay. \"This is the most complex wine and difficult to make,\" says Eben Sadie. \"A white wine needs to achieve more than a red.\" Made with blends and co-ferments, the Palladius presents challenges during harvest, as the fruit begins to come in at various stages and the tanks begin to fill. It sees 12 months in amphorae and concrete, plus 12 months in old foudre. It presents a spectacular collection of stone fruit aromas, lemon blossom, pastry cream filling, saffron and light spice. The Palladius is silky, textured and has enough structure for long cellar aging. This is indeed a star of the Southern Hemisphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Monica Larner June 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810064515452,"sku":"1221221N-FLASKE","price":119.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810064548220,"sku":"1221221N-KASSE6","price":712.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/dlaewaaedwal.png?v=1755984285"},{"product_id":"stellenbosch-old-vine-series-mev-kirsten-2023-75-cl","title":"The Sadie Family Stellenbosch Old Vine Series Mev. Kirsten 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChenin Blanc vines for this wine were planted in 1905, so the winery believes, although the records are not totally clear. The site has decomposed granite over alluvial soils and quartz. 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Kirsten carries the most fruit weight in this series of Chenin Blancs (or Steen) from different denominations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Monica Larner June 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810064318844,"sku":"1228231N-FLASKE","price":148.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810064351612,"sku":"1228231N-KASSE6","price":891.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/aedwaoae_dwao_aedwa.png?v=1755984284"},{"product_id":"swartland-old-vine-series-treinspoor-2022-75-cl","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Old Vine Series Treinspoor 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Treinspoor is pure Swartland Tinta Barocca that includes 50% whole clusters, 20 to 28 days on the skins and matured in old\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efoudres\u003c\/em\u003e. The bouquet is a little plusher on the nose than the Pofadder, with crushed rose petals and fynbos - garrigue. Stunning delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, perfectly balanced, and a touch of graphite. It’s quite saline on the finish with a pinch of white pepper. All this is delivered at just 13.1% alcohol. Sadie reckons this grape variety is a long-term player, and I've no reason to disagree. Sublime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNeal Martin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55809972175228,"sku":"1230221N.-FLASKE","price":71.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55809972207996,"sku":"1230221N.-KASSE6","price":427.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/dwaeodwaoaewda.png?v=1755984288"},{"product_id":"swartland-old-vine-series-skerpioen-2024","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Old Vine Series Skerpioen 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Skerpioen is the Chenin Blanc Palomino blend on limestone soils next to the coast, this year's fruit picked early. \"The wine was much fuller than I thought and one of the best wines we have made from the site,\" according to Sadie. The Chenin part speaks louder than the Palomino at the moment, sea spray and shucked oyster shells unfolding on the nose. The palate is fresh and vibrant, very saline in style, certainly very marine influenced with Palomino finally finding its voice on the finish. Superb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNeal Martin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56169713598844,"sku":"1223241N-FLASKE","price":75.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":56169713631612,"sku":"1223241N-KASSE6","price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/8948941231.png?v=1755984285"},{"product_id":"citrusdal-mountain-old-vine-series-skurfberg-2024","title":"The Sadie Family Citrusdal Mountain Old Vine Series Skurfberg 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Skurfberg comes from the north, drier areas of the Cape, the first picked of Sadie's Chenin Blancs. This has a lovely bouquet with beeswax, sea spray and light white linen scents, a touch of seaweed. The palate is well balanced with gentle grip, very linear, very strict, a wine that doesn't muck about. Serious, stern, yet the sapidity beckons you back for another sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNeal Martin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56169717858684,"sku":"1224241N-FLASKE","price":75.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":56169717891452,"sku":"1224241N-KASSE6","price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/PETER_SOLBERG_PACKSHOT_TEMP_3.png?v=1766964629"},{"product_id":"swartland-old-vine-series-t-voetpad-2024","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Old Vine Series 'T Voetpad 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 'T Voetpad, which translates as \"to have had a footpath\", has a gorgeous nose with yellow plum, lanolin and light orange blossom scents in the background. The palate has a smooth texture, a little waxy, a touch of Japanese daikon, spice box and yellow fruit. Very linear and controlled on the finish - a cerebral wine to enjoy over the next two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNeal Martin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56169721987452,"sku":"1225241N-FLASKE","price":112.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":56169722020220,"sku":"1225241N-KASSE6","price":675.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/odwoae.png?v=1755984287"},{"product_id":"itrusdal-mountain-old-vine-series-kokerboom-2024","title":"The Sadie Family Citrusdal Mountain Old Vine Series Kokerboom 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Kokerboom is a blend of Sémillon Blanc and Gris. Mellow on the nose, this is the most timid of Sadie's '24s at the moment, with very light wet wool and earthy aromas. The palate is very spicy on the entry, with a touch of ginger, linear and minimalist for Sémillon, with a bright, sapid, slightly fiery finish. Very fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNeal Martin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56169723265404,"sku":"1229241N-FLASKE","price":75.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":56169723298172,"sku":"1229241N-KASSE6","price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/kokerboom.png?v=1766965039"},{"product_id":"swartland-old-vine-series-rotsbank-2024","title":"The Sadie Family Swartland Old Vine Series Rotsbank 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Rotsbank comes from Chenin planted at the back of the property, according to Sadie, the only one of 12 vineyards he works with that obtains a flintiness. This has fine lift on the nose with light petrolly, almost Riesling-like scents that evolve into more wet wool\/lanolin scents with aeration. Fine delineation. The palate is very well balanced with a keen thread of acidity. Bright and sapid in the mouth, it gains weight and a little texture towards the extended finish. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNeal Martin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56169724150140,"sku":"1220241N-FLASKE","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":56169724182908,"sku":"1220241N-KASSE6","price":480.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/rotsbank.png?v=1766965305"},{"product_id":"citrusdal-mountain-old-vine-series-kokerboom-2023","title":"The Sadie Family Citrusdal Mountain Old Vine Series Kokerboom 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed after the South African quiver tree that looks like a giant succulent from a Jurassic age, The Sadie Family's 2023 Citrusdal Mountain Old Vine Series Kokerboom is a blend of Semillon Blanc and the pink-hued Semillon Gris from vines dating back to the first half of the 1900s. This wine, as you would expect, has a weighty feel, lots of volume and a viscous texture, but it stops short of feeling too heavy or cloying. Fruit ripens easily in this location given the high solar radiation. In fact, there is a lot of energy here, despite the waxy sensations and the unruly intensity that comes forth as petroleum jelly, honey, saffron and apricot. It ages in an old foudre for 12 months, like most of the whites in this portfolio, and grapes come from a site with weathered Table Mountain sandstone and a high iron content. Given the remote location of this vineyard, it takes four hours to drive the harvested grapes back to the winery. When they arrive in the evening, they are put into a cold room for the night. Production is around 4,000 bottles, and the wine was first produced in 2009. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Monica Larner June 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sadie Family","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56169740501372,"sku":"1229231N-FLASKE","price":71.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":56169740534140,"sku":"1229231N-KASSE6","price":428.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/kokerboom.png?v=1766965039"}],"url":"https:\/\/petersolberg.com\/collections\/western-cape.oembed","provider":"Peter Solberg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}