From 1972-planted Chenin Blanc in Joubertskloof on the Paardeberg, this is a wine of depth, tension and remarkable salinity. Matured in 500L French oak barrels and stainless steel for 6 months before blending and further maturation in old oak Foudre for an additional 9 months. Balanced and persistent on the finish.

The 2025 vintage was preceded by one of the wettest winters on record (again). A total of 689mm fell on Bandits Kloof. It was an extremely cool growing season. The first real heat came on the 25th of December, significant sun burn damage was the result, losing about 20-30% of the crop.

Fortunately, this helped reduce an already big crop and resulted in a fantastic vintage. The cool growing days and nights (relatively) led to wines that are well balanced with higher natural acidities and pure fruit. We are extremely happy with the 2025 vintage and this vineyard site is always our most promising. The intensity and complexity that it delivers is always on another level compared to other sites.

ANALYSIS: Alc 11.95 % | RS 2.5 | TA 7.4 g/l | pH 3.12