Wine Merchant Top 100 Summer 2025

Another prime cut from South Africa’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of fine old Chenin Blanc (aka Steen in the local vernacular) bush vines, the fruit here is sourced from the Mossiesdrift farm, a vineyard planted in eastern Paarl in 1962 and which is registered as part of the Old Vine Project. Fermented in the third- and fourth-fill barrels for three weeks, it offers “stone fruit and spice on the nose, and bright acidity with peach yoghurt flavours on the palate”, the judges said. “Would make a nice food wine with its pithy citrus-peel finish” Top 100 The Wine Merchant Top 100 (July 2025)

Decanter Silver Medal Winner 2025 - for V2024 White pepper and light floral nuance to melon and nectarine aromas. Poised palate with vibrant pepper and florals with decent length