The Sadie Family Wines Palladius 2015 Swartland

Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Sémillon, Sémillon Gris, Viognier, Clairette Blanche, Roussanne, Verdelho, Colombard and Palomino

Palladius is picked from 17 different vineyards and was fermented and aged for the first year on lees in clay amphorae and concrete eggs and then another year in oak casks.

Eben Sadie has been a rockstar winemaker in South Africa for the past few years now. His wines are sold on allocation, they are age-worthy and overall impressive. One could argue that he has started a revolution, or at-least been the face of one.

Eben Sadie established Sadie Family Wines in 1999, having spent the previous 8 years travelling the world learning from distinguished winemakers. The first wine he produced, Columella 2000, a Syrah based blend, was awarded 5 stars by the renowned Platters Guide. The quality of the wine and attention to detail has been maintained as the product range has expanded. Purity of the expression of fruit and terroir is the defining character of Sadie wines. This requires meticulous attention in the vineyard, to produce low yields of the highest quality fruit and in the winery, where grapes from individual plots are processed separately with minimal intervention.