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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A brilliant example of what is arguably the Cape’s most exciting and individual style, the...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionPiekenierskloof
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodePIK322
GrapeChenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc & Chardonnay
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Dassiekop literally translates as the hill of the dassies, the furry and friendly little rock...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionSwartland
ColourWhite
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeBAD419
GrapeChenin Blanc
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From dry-farmed, bush vines, mainly in the Paardeberg and Riebeek Valley, slowly fermented,...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionWestern Cape
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeFAB123
GrapeChenin Blanc
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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
CodeBAD122
GrapeChenin Blanc
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Unirrigated fruit, given some time on the lees; thus surprisingly concentrated for the price....
OriginSouth Africa
RegionWestern Cape
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCAH123
GrapeChenin Blanc
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Our favourite wine at this estate - and one which has become more and more popular. The grapes...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionRobertson
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeGDV123
GrapeChardonnay
This is surprisingly bright and sharp, probably because the vines are grown on the estate’s...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionRobertson
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeGDV223
GrapeSauvignon Blanc
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Bukettraube, a 19th century German cross between Silvaner and the obscure Schiva Grossa, is...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionCederberg
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeCED322
GrapeBukettraube
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"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 a block planted in 1987, and about 1/3 matured in new barrels, 2/3 second fill, crafted by...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionCeres
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeKOE121
GrapeChardonnay
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About two thirds from the young Sauvignon parcels at high altitude Cederberg, plus a third from...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionWestern Cape
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCED623
GrapeSauvignon Blanc
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Piekenierskloof (the name of a ward, the smallest geographical unit in the South African...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionPiekenierskloof
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePIK123
GrapeGrenache Blanc
