| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
2021 Sadie Family SoldaatPiekenierskloof Grenache more |
3/15/2024 - Riaan Likes this wine: 95 points2024 Judgement of Wimbledon |
| Red |
2016 Sadie Family ColumellaSwartland Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
1/3/2022 - Cake & Fine Wine wrote: 95 pointsAbsolutely incredible, albeit hard to place. Essence of Northern Rhône with wild bramble black fruit. A flintiness you’d associate with the southern Rhône. And certainly a Burgundian elegance. There’s enough precision to emphasise that this isn’t a lost or muddled wine, but rather the result of excellent winemaking. I’d happily drink this without food but in this instance we had it with roast Chicken and it worked really well. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2018 Sadie Family ColumellaSwartland Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
3/21/2021 - daghaug wrote: NRDufter av varme bær - bjørnebær med litt alkohol og maling. Varm, sødmefull frukt i munnen også, men likevel god friskhet. Saftig munnfølelse, men relativt kort ettersmak. God vin, men ikke veldig kompleks, i alle fall ikke på detet stadiet. Ikke verdt pengene (850,-) |
| Red |
2019 Sadie Family TreinspoorSwartland Tinta Barocca, Tinta Barroca more |
3/10/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 pointsEben Sadie: The Swartland Revolution (Zoom!): Almost 100% Tinta Barocca. ES says it’s a great grape for long-term wines, and combines some of the attributes of Syrah and Nebbiolo, but has fallen out of fashion. Vines date from 1974. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| White |
2017 Sadie Family PalladiusMalmesbury White Blend more |
5/31/2023 - Papies wrote: 93 pointsAn impressive wine and by far one of the most undervalued great wines of the world. |
| White |
2013 Sadie Family PalladiusMalmesbury White Blend more |
8/11/2020 - forceberry wrote: 95 pointsA blend of Chenin Blanc, Clairette, Colombard, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Palomino, Roussanne, Sémillon, Sémillon Gris, Verdelho and Viognier. A part of Chenin and Viognier macerated with the skins for 4 days; otherwise pressed directly into clay amphorae and egg-shaped concrete tanks in which the wine is fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. Aged 24 months in clay amphorae and concrete tanks with a small portion (10%) in 600-1800-liter oak foudres. Bottled unfined and unfiltered after approximately 2 years. 13,7% alcohol, 2,8 g/l residual sugar, 6,5 g/l acidity, pH 3,08 and total SO2 85 mg/l. Double-decanted and left to breathe for 3-4 hours. |
| White |
2020 Sadie Family Chenin Blanc SkurfbergCitrusdal more |
2/25/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis was really, really good. Very elegant style of Chenin Blanc, yellow apple, melon, lots of white flowers and minerality, honey, salinity, med+ acidity. A gorgeous wine, and already drinking so well. |
| Red |
2019 Sadie Family SoldaatPiekenierskloof Grenache more |
10/30/2021 - viniferatu wrote: NRAlways such an experience. Soldaat rules... aromas of red fruit, citrus, shiso, roses... supple and smooth, lively, elegant, long and complex, beautiful floral and herbal notes lingering alongside fresh and candied red fruits. So good. This will be worth following for at least a decade. |
| White |
2015 Sadie Family SkerpioenSwartland White Blend more |
1/20/2020 - Papies wrote: 92 pointsSheer beauty here and these wines never seize to amaze us on absolute but also relative to price quality. |
| White |
2015 Sadie Family Chenin Blanc SkurfbergCitrusdal more |
9/15/2021 - jkscully wrote: NRThis is a powerful wine. As many on CT have noted, I think it could age for longer and this is one of those times I wish I had a few more bottles so that I could experiment opening it at different stages in its development. |
| White |
2022 Sadie Family SkerpioenSwartland White Blend more |
3/28/2024 - IV+ Likes this wine: 94 pointsDay 1. Fresh and minty on the nose. On the concentrated palate there’s lemon and green apple too with lots of acidity but the medium+ body keeps it in check. Long and fantailing finish. While this is young, I find this delicious already. (93) |
| White |
2020 Sadie Family PalladiusMalmesbury White Blend more |
6/28/2023 - etyc Likes this wine: NRDecanted for ~2hrs prior to serving. This was a "big" wine on all accounts, but also "light/graceful" at the same time! Powerful, concentrated, lots of minerality/extract with ripe yellow fruits... but strangely, it felt very refined & graceful all at the same time. If one can use "power in a velvet glove" on a white-wine (instead of the typical red), this would be it. Will be interesting to see how this will develop with more age. |
| White |
2013 Sadie Family PalladiusMalmesbury White Blend more |
3/6/2017 - andtheodor wrote: 92 pointsTasted blind. Honeyed, pears, lime rind, sweetgrass, flowery nose. Very aromatic! Rich and waxy textured, some alcohol, vanilla candle, touch of oak and a finish that turns progressively bitter. Initial impression is new world Viognier but the texture is too heavy but doesn't seem like Marsanne either. A puzzler, but immensely giving and enjoyable wine. |
| White |
2018 Sadie Family PalladiusMalmesbury White Blend more |
3/10/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 pointsEben Sadie: The Swartland Revolution (Zoom!): ES says this is quite a unique wine – both its blend and how it was put together. ES wanted to produce an African wine – not a Mediterranean one. Each plot is separately fermented in eggs and amphoras, so there’s no oak. |
| Red |
2008 Sadie Family ColumellaSwartland Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
9/4/2022 - lozatron Likes this wine: NRZinchester: Had no idea of what to expect from this. On the nose, earthy, with a hint of electricity - damp ground before a thunderstorm . On the palate - a punch in the mouth - there’s a depth and complexity there. My handwritten note says “a portal” - a portal to what I don’t know but it seems right. Violets in an iron glove. This was a serious wine, the kind you’d not want to drink too much of - not because it’s too boozy, or tannic, but just because there’s so much much to it. A real treat. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (4) |
| White |
2010 Sadie Family PalladiusMalmesbury White Blend more |
6/9/2017 - Papies wrote: 93 pointsTwo years since we tried it last ( Papies 91) and has definitely evolved and shows a whole new level of depth and complexity. |
| White |
2014 Sadie Family Chenin Blanc SkurfbergCitrusdal more |
11/25/2018 - W!neNot? Likes this wine: 93 pointsFirst from the case. Enigmatic. Opened at cellar temp, decanted for 15 mins and served. On first taste, the flavours were reticent, not like the other Skurfburgs I’ve tried and Sadie wines in general. I first thought there was something off here. However on leaving in the glass for another 15/20 mins, the flavours filled out and the pure white peach, apple and honeysuckle, with a bit of struck match came to the fore. After an hour this was in full flow. Reminder to my future self to decant long in advance and serve closer to room temp to enjoy the full spectrum here. In terms of aging, I see no reason why this will not go further. Acidity is still firm and there are no signs of tertiary flavours on the nose or palate. Will be an interesting case to follow. |
| White |
2018 Sadie Family PalladiusMalmesbury White Blend more |
6/1/2023 - Papies wrote: 93 pointsBeautiful wine and an undervalued gem and a go to wine on many lists . |
| White |
2015 Sadie Family SkerpioenSwartland White Blend more |
8/11/2020 - forceberry wrote: 93 pointsThe grapes are sourced from a 60 year old parcel (planted between 1958 and 1967) of co-planted Chenin Blanc and Palomino growing on a very chalky soil as unirrigated bushvines. The indicative blend is about 50/50 of each. Vinified in a very hands-off fashion, fermented spontaneously in old oak casks. Aged in old casks and egg-shaped concrete tanks. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 14% alcohol, residual sugar 1,8 g/l, acidity 6,6 g/l and pH 3,2. Double-decanted and left to breathe for 3-4 hours. |
| Red |
2021 Sadie Family TreinspoorSwartland Tinta Barocca, Tinta Barroca more |
2/19/2023 - Dovberg wrote: 90 pointsPnp |
| Red |
2007 Sadie Family ColumellaSwartland Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
9/15/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 94 pointsSouth African wines of North London (Must & Lees): Oh boy - pretty obviously the WOTN from the first sniff. Still very dark to look at. Deep nose, with musky, powdery violets, leather, plum, blueberry jam and even little hints of cocoa. Quite beautiful on the palate, effortlessly enjoyable, soft and definitely in the zone. Definitely a wine to share between two rather than twelve :-) |
| Red |
2016 Sadie Family ColumellaSwartland Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
2/18/2023 - peterk Likes this wine: 95 pointsExtraordinary. Cake & Fine Wine (whose score support) articulated it perfectly: "Essence of Northern Rhône with wild bramble black fruit. A flintiness you’d associate with the southern Rhône. And certainly a Burgundian elegance." This wine is delightful with or without food. I'd buy more if I could find it (I live in medieval place where wine is concerned - Toronto, Canada. If one doesn't have connections, one has no hope of securing what one can across the border in New York) 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2017 Sadie Family ColumellaSwartland Shiraz Blend, Syrah more |
3/17/2021 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 95 pointsOn safari; 3/17/2021-3/19/2021 (Mombo Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana): If big jammy New World Syrah is your gig, apply elsewhere. This beautiful and elegant South African kept gaining point after point on my scorecard as it opened up from PnP through a 1.5 hour dinner. The flavors are subtle and elegant. I'd suggest dried red (not black) fruit, herbs, and tobacco. Loved it. |
| White |
2015 Sadie Family Chenin Blanc SkurfbergCitrusdal more |
3/10/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 96 pointsEben Sadie: The Swartland Revolution (Zoom!): From a very well-drained vineyard, with maritime influence – can be foggy in fall and spring. |
| White |
2018 Sadie Family SkerpioenSwartland White Blend more |
6/19/2021 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 92 pointsI was a bit hesitant to try this one as it's an odd blend, then it occurred to me I don't even *like* pure chenin all that much, so, hey, why not see what wonders some blending can do. The non-chenin part is palomino, and it doesn't make it taste anything like sherry, but maybe adds some brightness and acuity. It's a very impressive wine with a super-minerally personality, rock-quarry scents in the glass and a chalky, powdery texture on the front end before turning gentler and creamier on the back. The flavors are very cleansing, pale fruit with a spring-like pomelo and aloe freshness in the top notes with the chenin doing some of its waxy honeycomb thing. |
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