Sadie Family

Sadie Family

T'Voetpad White Blend 2021

Medium straw colour . Quite reserved on the nose , cool green apple , slightly chalky , mineral notes . On the palate this is quite saline and mineral focused , with high acidity , bone dry , green fruits , slightly creamy texture . Good length. This can age really quite well and is pretty young at the moment , would be inclined to leave another 3-4 years and will drink well a further 5-10 . — 9 days ago

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David White

David White

Haven’t seen this in OZ but Sadie Family have been producing some terrific wines including Semillon and Chenin blends. I had a Kokerboom (Semillon) recently and highly recommend.
Probably one of the best South African producers - both white and red.
Bob McDonald

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@David White South African wines are generally hard to come by in Australia for some reason. I agree regarding Sadie wines. Their Columella (Syrah) I had a few years ago was excellent.
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@David White and @Bob McDonald yes I have had a few of their wines , and have been very impressed , great purity and precision … I actually shared a bottle of their Cinsault ‘ Pofadder’ with an Aussie friend of mine recently who bought it in a very good and diverse wine shop in Taipei … very difficult to find it in Sydney apparently

The Sadie Family

Man & Soil Hemel & Aarde Valley Pinotage 2018

Bright, red berry & floral driven. Burst of florals on the nose. Juicy cranberry on the palate. Strawberry, raspberry & red cherry. Some of the jerky, meaty notes which come through mid-end of palate which is the only key identifier for Pinotage. Pop of juniper berry herbaceous freshness on finish. Helped by a long decant but would benefit with some further aging. — 2 years ago

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Turley

Whitney Tennessee Alexander Valley Zinfandel 2015

Fun to drink side by side with the 2015 Sadie Upton. — 3 years ago

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Sadie Family

Treinspoor Swartland Tinta Barocca 2023

Good. Earthy old world vibes. Measured. Pair with steak. — 16 days ago

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Sadie Family

Columella Liberatus Castro Bonae Spei Shiraz Blend 2012

P S
8.9

Big nose but not big body. Very tasty but not worth the 100+ price. Really nice but not good value. 80/20 Syrah/ mouvedre. — 3 months ago

Larry Schapiro
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David & Nadia

Sadie David Elpidios 2019

We were inspired to learn more about this producer – David & Nadia Sadie – a husband and wife team! 💕💕@davidandnadia

Their portfolio of delicious wines hails from the Swartland District of South Africa, often featuring Southern Rhône varieties, which are well-adapted to the sun-drenched, arid climate of Swartland. 🇿🇦 The climate naturally supports their dry and organic farming practices, both considered factors in growing quality fruit (e.g., lower yields, more concentrated berries), while also being environmentally conscientious. 🍇

This particular wine – Elpidios 2019 – is made with a blend of 38% Grenache Noir, 36% Syrah, 10% Pinotage, 9% Carignan & 7% Cinsault. Not only is it a blend of varieties, but also a blend of fermentation and maturation techniques, using some vessels made of concrete, others made of neutral oak (variable sizes), offering balance, depth, and texture (not oakiness). 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

In the winery, they prefer a lower intervention approach with all of these aforementioned choices designed to promote an unadulterated, pure expression from the vineyard sites and soil types that bore their fruit.🌱🌱

Before serving, we gave this medium-bodied, ruby-hued wine a slight chill; as it warms up, layered aromas and flavors emerge from the glass offering notes of ripe black cherry, blackberry bramble, boysenberry, raspberry, red plum, red cherry, rose, black licorice, anise seed, clove, cardamom, leather, delicate peppery and cured meat, next to wet earth. 🍷🍷

This wine gracefully balances savory and sweet characteristics, with refreshing acidity that adds lift and creates tension with the juicy, ripe fruit notes.💯💯

David & Nadia, Elpidios, Swartland (2019). ABV 14%.

Cheers to wines that offer a bridge to another place and time.

Thanks again to @dutch_wine_apprentice for first introducing us to this producer. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇿🇦🇿🇦

#davidnnadia #
— 2 years ago

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Sadie Family

Pofadder Swartland Cinsault 2020

beautiful showing of cinsault with a complex nose of dark fruit and even baking spice. very light mouth feel and drinks well on its own. nice to have chilled. extremely short finish sadly — 2 months ago

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Sadie Family

Die Ouwingerdreeks Skerpioen Chenin Blanc Palomino 2017

Post harvest lunch wine back in Sept. Wonderful. — 5 months ago

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Sadie Family

Palladius Swartland White Blend 2018

Such a treat. Really yummy — 9 months ago

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Terroir al Límit

Terra de Cuques Priorat Red Blend 2017

Our last lunch in Priorat at a little restaurant in Falset, and no formal notes but keen to try again. Interestingly this winery was started by Dominik Huber and the irrepressible Eben Sadie of South African Syrah fame. This was a typical rich Priorat blend of mainly Grenache with Carignan. Full bodied and savoury with black fruits and plenty of liquorice — 3 years ago

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Jose Lorenzo

Jose Lorenzo

Dominik Huber!! One of my favorite wine makers.