2020  

The Mary Delany Collection is crafted from grapes sourced from unique vineyard sites throughout the Cape. Each of the labels depicts a botanical collage created by British artist Mary Delany. These remarkable works of art were hand crafted in the late 1700s using hundreds of tiny pieces of cut paper. Complex and elegant, with layers of pure, concentrated pear, citrus and stone fruit flavors, mouth-watering acidity and a tangy, mineral core.

2019  Montlouis

Les Choisilles is a cuvée, usually blended from old vines in the vineyards of Les Epinais, La Taille aux Loups and Clos au Renard. It’s named after a type of black flint called choisille. Les Choisilles is a concentrated, focused dry wine that often needs several years to develop. ---- "Chidaine's 2019 Montlouis sur Loire Les Choisilles is deep, pure, fresh and refined on the nose but still very young, with lemon leaf, chalk and sur lie aromas. On the palate, this is a rich and concentrated Chenin, but it reveals remarkable freshness and energy. It is a bit unfair to compare it to the 2018, which has a year more of development, but I have to, and I am still amused by the 2019, which lifts Les Choisilles to unknown heights. The salinity and mineral grip are really beautiful here in the finish, and I believe the wine can age for two decades. Highly attractive pineapple flavors on the aftertaste." - 96pts WA

2002  1er Trie

1,000-1,500 cases produced annually. 100% Chenin Blanc, certified biodynamic. "Bright gold. Talc, orange zest, pear and white flowers on the nose, along with a touch of pungent herbs. Tangy, finely wrought citrus flavors are given depth and texture by notes of floral honey and bitter pear skin, with a hint of tarragon emerging on the back of the palate. Slow to unfold, but finishes with excellent clarity, lift and persistence. Like 2009 and 2005, 2002 is one of the great vintages here - a year when it was possible to produce all styles at a high level of quality." - 92pts Vinous

2018  

Extremely Limited Production. Certified Organic & Biodynamic, from a Chenin Blanc parcel named "Pascaline" planted in 2014 on Orthogneiss soils. Aged 10-12 months on the lees in amphora. Nofining, no filtration, no sulfur...just pure chenin! ---- A complex and powerful Chenin with real energy and focus. Matris means "mother" in latin -- a lovely nod to the pedigree of the Chenin grape in Orthogneiss terroirs. Don't sleep on this wine as it won't stick around for long! ---- "The 2018 Chenin Blanc Matris emerges from relatively young Chenin Blanc vines, planted in 2014. It was fermented in underground concrete tanks and aged 10 to 12 months in amphora. The nose is a tropical bounty. In the mouth, there’s pineapple and more pineapple: fresh, then baked, then grilled, then dipped in soy sauce. All balanced by cool minerality and a bit saline at the finish. Unique and fascinating." - Vinous