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Badenhorst, Dassiekop Steen, 2019

Dassiekop literally translates as the hill of the dassies, the furry and friendly little rock hyraxes. From old bush vines (planted in the 1970s) of Chenin Blanc (known as Steen in the Cape), grown on steep and terraced granitic soils high on the Paardeberg, the juice is fermented in large old vats and then spends a year on the gross lees, again in large, basically neutral vessels. As Adi Badenhorst himself says, it's both "steely and fruity". Stone fruit and iron, silky, with considerable ageing potential.  Now-2025

"Dassiekop was the first single vineyard Chenin Blanc from Adi Badenhorst, taking its first bow in 2011. Located at 350 metres and surrounded by aromatic fynbos, this is a classic expression of granite soils: concentrated, dense and focused, all pear, wax and lanolin with mouth-watering freshness and length. 95/100 Drink 2022-27", Tim Atkin MW, South Africa Report 2020

“Grapes from steeply terraced vineyards planted in the early 1970s on the neighbouring farm to Adi Badehorst in the Paardeberg. The nose shows top notes of potpourri and herbs before pear, peach and citrus, while the palate is nicely poised: good fruit concentration matched by bright acidity before a saline finish. 93/100” Christian Edes, Decanter, Experts Choice South African old-vine Chenin Blanc, 16 Feb 2021