The more tightly wound of our two Damascene Chenins, the 2024 Stellenbosch bottling brims with texture and tension.

The nose is mineral-edged, carrying gravel and chalk with flickers of lemon peel and gentle herbal flourishes. The palate is pithy and taut, with white peach and white grapefruit coiled around a waxy, textural core. Time in the glass reveals soft herbal puffs and a brush of wild grasses, while the finish lingers with citrus zest and a quiet echo of stony minerality. A wine of restraint and gradually unfolding detail, it rewards time both in the cellar and in the glass.

From late spring onward, conditions turned dry and hot, with daytime peaks above 35 °C in November, January, and February. These sustained warm, dry conditions advanced the harvest by roughly two weeks, producing small, concentrated Chenin berries with natural concentration and freshness. Fruit was harvested between 31 January and 6 February 2024.