Product Overview
Winery's Notes
"The vineyard is in very good standing currently and this year we will do the last interplanting of about 100 vines that we will root and re-graft next year. Over the past 15 years the wine has gained elegance carried by immense texture, density and power. Of all the singular sites we currently work with, this site is the only
one that has the capacity to produce a wine of such volume and weight without any excessive notions. The texture and length of the wine just call everything to perfect discipline. We urge clients to give this wine the benefit of time in the bottle.
The 2024 Mev. Kirsten starts in the glass with some fuller, exotic tropical fruits and spicy herbal aspects. Only after some time in the glass do the greener apple and olive characters start showing, and the wine becomes a complex cocktail of two dynamics, namely weight and power, but swift at the same time. The acidity in this 2024 vintage is fresher than usual, and it is an absolute textbook vintage for this vineyard.
Decantation helps but can never replace the actual effect of time."
Varietal Composition: 100% Chenin Blanc
Appellation: Swartland WO
Fermentation: Young and old vines vinified separately
Aging: 12 months on lees in large foudre
Winemaker: Eben Sadie
97 Points - Wine Advocate
"The Sadie Family 2024 Stellenbosch Die Distriksreeks Mev. Kirsten is deeply textured and honeyed, with remarkable intensity layered over a silky, smooth palate. Despite its richness and viscosity, the wine retains precision and poise, reflecting one of South Africa’s oldest Chenin Blanc vineyards, planted in 1905 and painstakingly restored. Rooted in clay-rich subsoils, this historic site consistently produces the most powerful and structured Chenin Blanc in The Sadie Family portfolio." -ML, 2/26/26
