2022 Sadie Family Wines Soldaat Grenache

Tim Atkin MW 95 – “[13%] Eben Sadie buys the grapes for this wine from Erasmus and Bielie van Zyl’s farm in Piekenierskloof. Comparatively pale in colour but certainly not lacking in perfume or intensity, it’s subtle, ethereal Grenache of great precision. Fermented with 50% whole bunches, it has flavours of rooibos tea, pomegranate and wild strawberry and a racy, stony finish. 2024-2029.”
Wine Advocate 94+ – “Bursting with a bright, fresh nose with crunchy red fruit aromas, the 2022 Old Vine Series Soldaat displays impeccable balance and crystalline purity from a challenging vintage. Medium-bodied and with lively acidity and delicate mineral tension, the Grenache bursts with bright red fruit flavors, even though it spent less time on the skins and clocks in with some of the lowest alcohol for the bottling. Only 6,800 bottles were filled with 50% whole-cluster Grenache. Bravo, I want more!”