Sequoia Chenin Blanc '24 Malgas Chenin Blanc grapes from the

Chenin Blanc grapes from the family's Rooidraai vineyard are naturally fermented and matured in old 300ℓ French oak for 10 months by family friend and all-star winemaker

It's soft and delicate with a mineral finish

You know it's an extraordinary wine when the winemaker himself thinks it's the best wine of the vintage and even more so when that winemaker is the world renowned Eben Sadie

A lot has changed in their approach

Sequoia Chenin Blanc '24 Malgas Chenin Blanc grapes from theAdriaan van Zyl used to be the assistant winemaker to Swartland's natty wine godfather, Craig Hawkins of Testalonga. Recently though, he's ventured out to make his own mark on the Swartland. For his maiden vintage, grapes from dry farmed 45 year old bush vines in the Paardeberg are wild fermented in seasoned French oak before an extended levage of 8 months on lees and 9 months in neutral barrels. The result is an unmistakably granite driven Chenin