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AA Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2024

AA Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2024

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  • White
  • 75cl
  • ABV 12.5%

The AA Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc is a rich and concentrated Chenin Blanc from very old vines, un-irrigated and farmed as organically as possible. Flavours of ripe apples and honey and a creamy texture give the wine richness and weight whilst retaining the thrillingly zippy tang of Chenin's acid backbone. It will cope beautifully with roast pork or roast chicken and would do a rich fish pie serious justice.

  • Country: South Africa
  • Region: Coastal Region
  • Grape: Chenin Blanc
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All fruit, red and white, is handled whole bunch, so no crushing or destemming takes place. The whites are tranferred directly to old casks or into concrete tanks for fermentation and ageing. The red grapes are fermented in concrete tanks and open wooden kuipe. The post-fermentation maceration is lengthy, up to 4 months, whereafter the wines are put into cask or 4000L foudres. No additions are made to the grapes and wine other than a bit of sulphur before and after fermentation.

AA Badenhorst Family Wines are grown, made and matured on Kalmoesfontein farm in the Swartland appellation of South Africa. The 28ha of old bushvines grow in the Siebritskloof part of the Paardeberg mountain. The property is owned by the baie dynamic and good looking cousins Hein and Adi Badenhorst. They are originally from Constantia. Their grandfather was the farm manager of Groot Constantia for 46 years. Their fathers were born there and farmed together in Constantia, during the days when people still ate fresh vegetables and Hanepoot grapes, drank Cinsault and there were a lot less traffic lights and hippies still had a presence. Together these two have restored a neglected cellar on the farm that was last used in the 1930s to make natural wines in the traditional manner. Andre Adriaan Badenhorst grew up between the vineyards of Constantia and spent his time picking (stealing) grapes. 'It all started when Jean Daneel, then winemaker at Buitenverwachting, let me make my first wine when I was thirteen',Adi recalls. After completing his studies at Elsenburg, Adi worked a few harvests at Chateau Angelus,Alain Graillot in the north Rhone,Wither Hills in New Zealand and did stints at local cellars at Simonsig, Steenberg, Groote Post and nine years as winemaker at the esteemed Stellenbosch estate, Rustenberg. In 2008 he packed it all in and bought a 60-hectare piece of land in the Paardeberg with his cousin Hein. They now proudly farm together, practice biological farming and make natural wines in the traditional manner.

We deliver throughout the United Kingdom with no minimum order requirement. For Mainland UK deliveries, the following charges apply:

  • £15 for orders below £75
  • £9.99 for orders below £125
  • Free delivery on orders over £125

We also offer the option to collect from any of our shops at no extra cost. All Mainland UK orders should be delivered within 1-3 working days. Deliveries to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, and the British Isles may take 3-5 working days. For more information on UK delivery click here and for EU deliveries please click here.

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Tony Holland
Lovely Chenin Blanc

I liked this very much. The fragrance was intense, with notes of mango, lychee and gooseberry. On the palate, the wine was creamy, with a nice balance of fruit and acidity.

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Sarah
very nice

always a favorite, light and flavourful. Glad to always get something perfect from Good Wine Shop Richmond.

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Steve Grimsley

AA Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2020

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Jonathan David
Secateurs

Lovely wine, had it for first time in Rick Stein’s cafe in Padstow last month. Delivery efficient.