Palladius is the top white cuvée of the Sadie Family. The grapes come from 17 different vines in the Paardeberg - 13 on granite soils, 4 on sandstone.
Very complex in the glass too!
Vinification
Harvested by hand in small baskets.
Traditional pressing. The juice is their put in concrete eggs or amphoras where it will stay for 12 months, before being transferred in big, old wooden vats, where it will stay 12 more months.
Fermentation starts and stops spontaneously (sometimes after 20 months), with the sole help of indigenous yeasts.
Storage potential
At least 15 to 20 years.
To serve
Do not forget to decant this wine before serving it (in a large glass).