Never been asked to Dance

This medium- to full-bodied white has notes of salted almonds, chopped apples, honeysuckle, lemon rind and light cedar. Phenolic and textural with delicious salty and leesy undertones to the fruit. From a revitalized vineyard planted in 1956 in granitic soils on the border of Paarl and Stellenbosch. Drink or hold.

From an organically farmed Paarl vineyard planted in 1956 in decomposed granitic sands, this was left for dead when Duncan restored and rescued it. They have been interplanting Picpoul, Grenache Blanc, and Petit Manseng for pops of freshness throughout, making the 2021 approximately 87% chenin. This was whole bunch pressed, with quite brown juice before a native ferment and full MLF, with 10 months ageing in old 600L Stockingers. Licked alluringly with flinty reduction, this streams wild pear, lemon thistle, quince, meadow herbs, along a streamlined, linear palate, threaded with a gentle texture and imbued with salinity. So much depth and lightness of being here.