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2018 Sadie Family Pofadder

VN 96

WS 93

WA 91

Not Currently In Auction

Latest Sale Price

July 14, 2024 - $68

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RATINGS

96Vinous / IWC

This is complex and intellectual, yet utterly compelling, with beautifully detailed brambly red berry fruit, fennel, thyme and fynbos scents that blossom with aeration. The very detailed palate displays filigreed tannins, incredible focus and arresting purity through to the lightly spiced finish. This is one of the best from Sadie this vintage.

93Wine Spectator

This shows great purity to the flavors of raspberry, goji berry and rose, with bergamot and spice hints in the background. Silky and graceful... The real support comes from mouthwatering acidity that links everything together, giving this energy and balance.

91The Wine Advocate

...a lighter floral expression with tart red fruits, with a tightly knit firm rocky core....structured with rigidity and rusticity, showing a serious wine, with flavors of cranberry and cherries skin that grip the tongue. Medium-bodied and with bright acidity, the red-fruited finish lingers long with taut mineral tension.

PRODUCER

Sadie Family

Sadie Family winery is one of South Africa’s most compelling winemaking stories. The Swartland estate was founded in 1999 by Eben Sadie, a former surfer who learned winemaking by working in vineyards and cellars in most of world’s major wine regions. Outspoken, opinionated, original and generally admired, he is one of South Africa’s few celebrity winemakers. Sadie’s 59 acres are planted to red and white Rhone grapes and Spanish and Italian varieties. He has also salvaged vineyards that were planted up to 60 years ago, using the old vine fruit for various blends. The rugged Swartland is known for a dizzying number of microclimates, and Sadie is famous for his attention to the nuances of terroir, and for his biodynamic, hand-off approach to winemaking. Annual production is limited to about 3,800 cases. Though he makes many wines, his two most acclaimed are Columella, a red Rhone blend, and Palladius, a white blend. Sadie’s wines win rave reviews. His 2005 Columella was the first South African wine to earn what the reviewing industry calls a “classic” rating, meaning a rating of at least 95 pts. Wine Spectator gave the 2005 Columella 95 pts and added this: “Despite its concentration, this is remarkably elegant, with superb length and a seamless finish. Welcome to the majors, South Africa.”