2022 Rocking Horse Cape White Blend, Thorne & Daughters
£24.00
“Rocking Horse affords John Seccombe the chance to show his skills as a blender. Based on Semillon, with the remaining 65% made up of Roussanne, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Clairette Blanche, this seven vineyard cuvée uses grapes from five different regions. Pithy, tangy and very lightly wooded, it has wet stone, quince and green apple flavours and a twist of orange zest.”
95 Points, Tim Atkin MW
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Product Description
Thorne & Daughters are widely acknowledged to be a key figure in South Africa’s ‘New Wave’ wine movement. Since 2013, John and Tasha Thorne-Seccombe have been producing innovative wines sourced from selected growers across the Western Cape. In the early 2000s, winemaking took the couple around the world, and they spent a few years in the UK, where John studied viticulture at Plumpton College while working part-time at Majestic Wines and Ridgeview. Back in South Africa, a happy encounter with two similarly trailblazing young winemakers, Chris Alheit and Peter-Allan Finlayson, helped lay the foundations for the first vintage of Thorne & Daughters. John and Tasha shared a small cellar with Chris and Peter-Allan until they moved to rented cellar space at Gabriëlskloof, where the wines are made today.
Thorne & Daughters’ principal wine is ‘Rocking Horse’; a blend of Roussanne, Semillon, Roussanne, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Clairette sourced from several parcels around the Western Cape. It is deep gold with aromas of yellow plum, kumquat and bay leaf with saline undertones.
Additional Information
| ABV | 13% |
|---|---|
| Bottle Size | Bottle 75cl |
| Colour | White |
| Country | South Africa |
| Critic Score | 95/100 |
| Drink until | 2030 |
| Style | Still |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Vintage | 2022 |
