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Badenhorst, Secateurs White, Chenin Blanc, Swartland, 2022
Secateurs is Adi Badenhorst’s second label. About 10% of this Chenin goes into old oak barrels for about seven months, gaining volume from the lees rather than oak flavour. So consistent: gently honeyed, sunnily exotic fruit - tangerines,... Read More
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ColourWhite
RegionSwartland
GrowerBadenhorst
Grape VarietyChenin Blanc
Vintage2022
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureScrewcap
CodeBAD122
Badenhorst Family Wines
Swartland, South Africa
We met Adi Badenhorst when he was making great wines at Rustenberg, and we have been shipping bottles from the family-owned vineyards at Kalmoesfontein farm on the Paardeberg for so many years that we still remember the days of bats nesting in the bedrooms and the resident Cape Cobra that lived behind one of the fermentation tanks!
The farm is now a...
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Chenin Blanc
Origins
- Anjou in the Loire, where documented in the 9thC
- Also known as Pineau in the Loire, Steen in South Africa
Characteristics
- Naturally productive and high yielding
- Huge range of styles: bone dry (e.g. Savennières); off-dry (e.g. old fashioned South African "Steen"); medium dry (e.g....
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Badenhorst, Secateurs White, Chenin Blanc, Swartland, 2022
Secateurs is Adi Badenhorst’s second label. About 10% of this Chenin goes into old oak barrels for about seven months, gaining volume from the lees rather than oak flavour. So consistent: gently honeyed, sunnily exotic fruit - tangerines, lime, and orange peel - nicely textured and with a refreshing finish. Now-2025
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