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Sadie Family Mev Kirsten Stellenbosch 2023

Chenin Blanc from Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
TA 99
V 96
14.0% ABV NEW ITEM PRE-ARRIVAL
Item # 353080

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$184.95

750ml
Pre-arrival (ETA: Jun 2025) 12+ Available
 
99 points Tim Atkin, MW: "(14%). It doesn't look like much up close - a few vines at the bottom of the Jonkershoek Valley overshadowed by an electricity pylon - but Mev Kirsten is the oldest Chenin Blanc vineyard in the Cape, planted in 1905 on decomposed sandstone and alluvial granite soils. I can't recall a better release of this wine, which feels like the product of a lifetime's work. Serious, concentrated and intense, this has layers of oatmeal, pear, citrus, lanolin and dried honey, remarkable focus and vivacity and the concentration to develop beautifully in bottle. 2025-40. (2024)"

96 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2023 Mev. Kirsten is perhaps the most closed of the three Chenins, unfolding with time to reveal scents of yellow fruit, oyster shell and a touch of lanolin. The palate has superb weight and density—the most fruit-driven Chenin, with an irresistible, slightly viscous texture counterbalanced by a keen thread of acidity. It’s even a little petrolly on the finish. Fabulous from beginning to end. Drink: 2026-2048. (Sep 2024)"
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99 points Tim Atkin, MW: "(14%). It doesn't look like much up close - a few vines at the bottom of the Jonkershoek Valley overshadowed by an electricity pylon - but Mev Kirsten is the oldest Chenin Blanc vineyard in the Cape, planted in 1905 on decomposed sandstone and alluvial granite soils. I can't recall a better release of this wine, which feels like the product of a lifetime's work. Serious, concentrated and intense, this has layers of oatmeal, pear, citrus, lanolin and dried honey, remarkable focus and vivacity and the concentration to develop beautifully in bottle. 2025-40. (2024)"

96 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2023 Mev. Kirsten is perhaps the most closed of the three Chenins, unfolding with time to reveal scents of yellow fruit, oyster shell and a touch of lanolin. The palate has superb weight and density—the most fruit-driven Chenin, with an irresistible, slightly viscous texture counterbalanced by a keen thread of acidity. It’s even a little petrolly on the finish. Fabulous from beginning to end. Drink: 2026-2048. (Sep 2024)"
Product SKU 353080
Producer Sadie Family
Country South Africa
Region Western Cape
SubRegion Stellenbosch
Varietal Chenin Blanc
Vintage 2023
Size 750ml
Color White
ABV 14.0%
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