2023 Thorne & Daughters Cat’s Cradle Swartland Chenin Blanc
£26.00
“Now expanded to a three parcel old-vine white – two on the Paardeberg and one in Malmesbury – this is slightly less chiselled than it used to be, but every bit as good. Stony, savoury and effortlessly intense, it has layers of waxed lemon, beeswax and yellow apple and a salty, mouth-watering finish.”
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.
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 | 2023 |
