David & Nadia Pinotage 2018
Type: Red
Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland
Grape Variety: 100% Pinotage
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Climate: Warm and dry summers, cool and damp winters
Terroir: Dry land-farmed bush vines planted in 1991 and 1998 in a combination of pure granite rock in the higher parts of the mountain (around 240 m above sea level), mixed with decomposed granite deposits lower down in the vineyards
Winemaking: 20% whole bunches deposited in a concrete and vertical wooden foudre for fermentation. One punch down per day, delicately extracted and then pressed off into the old 4,000 L vertical foudre
Color: Elegant red
Nose: Delicate on the nose, with herb-infused notes of dark berries and a hint of cassis
Palate: Lifted and energetic, with chalky tannins, and a floral perfume. The finish is long and saline
About the Winery:
David and Nadia Sadie met at the University of Stellenbosch when he shifted his focus to viticulture after a rugby injury sidelined him from his first love. David went on to work vintages around the world, from Marlborough to St. Emilion, before finally landing back in South Africa. He eventually took over the cellar in the Swartland where Andrea and Chris Mullineux used to make wine prior to their purchase of Roundstone Farm and restored it in 2014.
His wife Nadia joined him in 2016 and it’s been a family affair ever since. Nadia oversees viticulture for their project and manages the vineyards that they lease. She employs biological farming, which is to say she avoids the use of any herbicides, plants cover crops and she’s begun experimenting with a conversion to organics. Together, David & Nadia make high-acid, textured wines that have cemented them as one of the most highly regarded wineries in the Swartland.
