Sadie Family, Palladius Swartland Vintage:2016 (this now contains only 25%

(this now contains only 25% young vine Clos de la Roche fruit as Seysses explains “we no longer have much young vine fruit

The wine offers very vertical or lifted aromas of dried fruit

full-bodied palate has a firm

The 2012 is neither the biggest nor most complex Pichon Lalande

velvety tannins

Sadie Family, Palladius Swartland Vintage:2016 (this now contains only 25%This inspired wine is the product of 10 different varieties grown on three main soil types in the Paardeberg, granite, gravel & sandstone. The grapes are pressed and run off into clay amphorae & concrete eggs, where they are vinified and then aged for 12 months. The wine then spends another 12 months in old oak foudres. It creates a savoury, pithy, waxy and saline blend, with vibrant acidity and great balance. There's some textural grip to the green