Sadie Family Wines, Pofadder, 2024
Cinsault was once South Africa's most-planted red grape, then fell out of fashion for decades; Eben Sadie is a big reason it's back, and Pofadder is the proof. It comes from a single old-vine parcel planted in 1973 on iron-rich slate on the slopes of the Kasteelberg in the Swartland, farmed for tension and longevity rather than power. The name is Afrikaans for the puff adder snake, remembering a vineyard worker killed by one in the 1940s. Aged in old, neutral wood so nothing gets in the way of the fruit, it's light on its feet, savory, and often called the Pinot Noir of the Swartland. The 2024 is especially bright and perfumed from the start.
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Cinsault was once South Africa's most-planted red grape, then fell out of fashion for decades; Eben Sadie is a big reason it's back, and Pofadder is the proof. It comes from a single old-vine parcel planted in 1973 on iron-rich slate on the slopes of the Kasteelberg in the Swartland, farmed for tension and longevity rather than power. The name is Afrikaans for the puff adder snake, remembering a vineyard worker killed by one in the 1940s. Aged in old, neutral wood so nothing gets in the way of the fruit, it's light on its feet, savory, and often called the Pinot Noir of the Swartland. The 2024 is especially bright and perfumed from the start.
