Tim Atkin (98/100)
Sadie Family Mev Kirsten 2024 Stellenbosch (14%) The Mrs Kirsten block sits at the entrance to the Jonkershoek Valley and is generally the lastpicked of Eben Sadie's white wine vineyards. Rich, dense and powerful, the resulting wine has plenty of weight and extract, some appealing skin tannins, pear, quince and waxed lemon flavours and underlying minerality. A beautiful expression of an historic parcel.
James Suckling (97/100)
Lots of spiced pear, mango stone, honey, papaya and honeysuckle on the nose of this full-bodied white. It’s creamy, rich and delicious, with incredible generosity and volume but reined in by fresh acidity. Great balance. Hard not to drink. Chenin blanc from a vineyard planted in 1905.
R. Parker (97/100)
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.