David & Nadia Rondevlei Chenin Blanc 2022
Type: White
Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland
Grape Variety: 100% Chenin Blanc
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Climate: Warm and dry summers, cool and damp winters
Terroir: The vineyard was planted in 1984 and situated in an arid plain in the Swartland to the west of Malmesbury
Winemaking: Grapes were harvested on four picking dates from the end of January to the second week of February, and all four lots were kept separate. One-third of the wine was fermented and aged in a concrete egg, and the rest of the wine was fermented and matured in barrel before blending at the end of the year
Color: Pale gold
Nose: Bright nose with notes of lemon peel and dusty white flowers
Palate: Light to medium-bodied, has lively acidity and mineral tension and ends with a fine, mineral finish
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.
