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.
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Newton Johnson were the first estate in South Africa to release an Albarino, back in 2013. It...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionUpper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeNJV124
GrapeAlbarino
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Made by Meerlust winemaker Altus Treurnicht, this is a juicy, fruit-forward, unoaked Chardonnay...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionWestern Cape
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeCPD124
GrapeChardonnay
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A fresher, vibrant style of Chenin Blanc from fruit grown in the Helderberg area of...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionStellenbosch
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBLK125
GrapeChenin Blanc
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This is an exceptional Chenin Blanc, sourced from two parcels of bush vines planted in 1982 and...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionStellenbosch
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeDUB124
GrapeChenin Blanc
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Just 1300 bottles of this wine were produced, the grapes sourced from a small, two hectare,...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionTulbagh
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeEGT124
GrapeChenin Blanc
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From the Du Toit family in Robertson whose Goedverwacht estate translates loosely as 'Great...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionRobertson
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeGDV725
GrapeChenin Blanc
Just six hundred cases made of Adi Badenhorst’s top white blend, based on 54% Chenin Blanc,...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionCoastal
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBAD322
GrapeChenin Blanc Blend
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Secateurs is Adi Badenhorst’s second label. About 10% of this Chenin goes into old oak...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionSwartland
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeBAD125
GrapeChenin Blanc
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Easy-going, easy-drinking South African Sauvignon with ripe mango and floral notes with a hint...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionWestern Cape
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCAH224
GrapeChenin Blanc
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This is surprisingly bright and sharp, probably because the vines are grown on the estate’s...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionRobertson
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeGDV225
GrapeSauvignon Blanc
"Lovely greengage, winter melon and kiwi aromas. Light and elegant, absorbing the...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionCederberg
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCED522
GrapeChenin Blanc
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From vineyards at the very top of the valley, cooled by breezes and the cloud attracted to the...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionHemel-en-Aarde
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeDDD119
GrapeChardonnay
