Coterie Semillon & Sauvignon 2021

In 2014 David and Nadia Sadie bought and restored a property more than 200 years old and surrounded by old goblet-cut vineyards. It is ideally located in the Paardeberg mountain in the heart of the Swartland region renowned for its vineyards and wines. It is not without experience that they both embarked on this project: Nadia is a graduate in earth sciences and a wine grower, and David, originally from Swartland, has worked in some of the most prestigious estates in South Africa but also in New Zealand and France. Their philosophy is based on the most natural approach possible to wine and viticulture, focused mainly on knowledge and respect for grape varieties, the soil, nature and its rhythms.

This wine is made from Chenin Blanc . The carefully selected grapes come from different plots from different soils. The harvest is carried out by hand and the grapes are pressed whole clusters, then filtered by cold sedimentation. Fermentation takes place under the action of indigenous yeasts . Finally, the wine goes through aging in casks for 11 months . This cuvée reveals elegant aromas of pear , green apple , yuzu lemon , apricot , white peach , chamomile , acacia flowers , flint , white mushroom and honey . The palate is fresh and delicious at the same time. The acidity is frank and the length ends with beautiful bitterness.

The first vines were planted in South Africa by Dutch settlers in the 1650s, although wine production did not really begin to take off until the arrival of French Protestants, in the 1680s, with their skills and their knowledge of viticulture. Stellenbosch is also a historic wine region, with the first vineyards being planted there in the 1690s. Today South Africa is one of the most important wine producing countries in the southern hemisphere. With over 300 years of winemaking history, it is often described as a bridge between the Old and New Worlds. The majority of wines are produced using New World winemaking techniques, but they often have more in common stylistically with their Old World counterparts. Since the end of apartheid, South African wine has received international attention and acclaim for its wide variety of styles. South Africa's wine industry is spread across the lush and rugged landscape of the Western Cape. Here, the abundance of mountains, valleys and plateaus allows winemakers to produce a wide variety of styles. Vineyards can also be found in the Orange River region of the Northern Cape, where the flat, arid landscape is dominated by the Kalahari Desert. Most of South Africa's wine regions have a Mediterranean climate, strongly influenced by the meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The country's signature grape variety is Pinotage, an indigenous cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut that is rarely found in quantity in other wine-producing countries. Shiraz (Syrah) is also widely planted, as are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (often combined in a Bordeaux blend). South African Chardonnay, Chenin and Sauvignon Blanc have become popular internationally in recent years.