South African White Wines

…from IWC 2016's South African Specialist Award Winner!

South Africa’s white grape is Chenin Blanc, a local speciality: after all, there’s a lot more Chenin planted in the Cape than there is in its Loire homeland.

We always offer half a dozen pure or Chenin-dominated styles, from thrillingly crisp and mineral via fruity and weighty to oaked examples.

Chardonnay is also hugely successful in the Cape, at every price level, but especially from cooler zones such as the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and Franschhoek. Likewise even if it’s too hot in most of the winelands for Sauvignon Blanc, the best, from cool coastal vineyards, successfully bestride the gap between Loire and New Zealand styles.

The most exciting recent development in the Cape is the emergence of South African white blends as a real national strength: these now come in three styles: Chenin-based blends with a seasoning of varieties from Chardonnay, Sauvignon to oddball extras; white Bordeaux blends majoring on Sauvignon and Semillon; and Rhône blends featuring Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Clairette - with perhaps some Chenin.

Piekenierskloof, Heirloom White, 2022

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Piekenierskloof, Heirloom White, 2022

A brilliant example of what is arguably the Cape’s most exciting and individual style, the...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionPiekenierskloof

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodePIK322

GrapeChenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc & Chardonnay

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Badenhorst, Dassiekop Steen, 2019

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Tim Aktin
Badenhorst, Dassiekop Steen, 2019

Dassiekop literally translates as the hill of the dassies, the furry and friendly little rock...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionSwartland

ColourWhite

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeBAD419

GrapeChenin Blanc

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Goedverwacht Great Expectations, Chenin Blanc, Robertson, 2024

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Goedverwacht Great Expectations, Chenin Blanc, Robertson, 2024

From the Du Toit family in Robertson whose Goedverwacht estate translates loosely as Great...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionRobertson

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeGDV724

GrapeChenin Blanc

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False Bay, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2023

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False Bay, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2023

From dry-farmed, bush vines, mainly in the Paardeberg and Riebeek Valley, slowly fermented,...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionWestern Cape

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeFAB123

GrapeChenin Blanc

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Cederberg, Chenin Blanc, Cederberg, 2024

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Cederberg, Chenin Blanc, Cederberg, 2024

Always our benchmark wine at this estate with vineyards at 3,000 feet of altitude in the midst...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionCederberg

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeCED124

GrapeChenin Blanc

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Cape Heights, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2023

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Cape Heights, Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, 2023

Unirrigated fruit, given some time on the lees; thus surprisingly concentrated for the price....

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionWestern Cape

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCAH123

GrapeChenin Blanc

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Goedverwacht, Great Expectations, Chardonnay, Robertson, 2024

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Goedverwacht, Great Expectations, Chardonnay, Robertson, 2024

Our favourite wine at this estate - and one which has become more and more popular, even to the...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionRobertson

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeGDV124

GrapeChardonnay

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Cederberg, V Generations Chenin Blanc, 2022

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Cederberg, V Generations Chenin Blanc, 2022

"Lovely greengage, winter melon and kiwi aromas. Light and elegant, absorbing the...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionCederberg

ColourWhite

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCED522

GrapeChenin Blanc

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Domaine des Dieux, Chardonnay, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, 2019

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Domaine des Dieux, Chardonnay, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, 2019

From vineyards at the very top of the valley, cooled by breezes and the cloud attracted to the...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionHemel-en-Aarde

ColourWhite

ABV13%

Bottle75cl

CodeDDD119

GrapeChardonnay

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Cape Atlantic Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, 2023

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Cape Atlantic Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, 2023

About two thirds from the young Sauvignon parcels at high altitude Cederberg, plus a third from...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionWestern Cape

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCED623

GrapeSauvignon Blanc

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Piekenierskloof, Grenache Blanc, 2023

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Jancis Robinson
Piekenierskloof, Grenache Blanc, 2023

Piekenierskloof (the name of a ward, the smallest geographical unit in the South African...

Style

Dry > Sweet

OriginSouth Africa

RegionPiekenierskloof

ColourWhite

ABV12.5%

Bottle75cl

CodePIK123

GrapeGrenache Blanc

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