AA Badenhorst Golden slopes Chenin

characterized by aromas of white fruit, citrus undertones, and herbaceous hints. On the palate, it is fresh, vibrant, and exhibits a distinct minerality. This wine boasts a vigorous acidity, a seamless progression, and a prolonged finish with chalky nuances.

The Golden Slopes is named after the deep yellow coloured granite rocks found in this vineyard (planted in 1968). The soils are composite of course granite with a 15% clay component. This results in grapes that ripen slightly later than the other vineyards on the farm.

AA Badenhorst Family Wines are grown, made and matured on Kalmoesfontein farm in the Swartland appellation of South Africa. 28ha of old bush vines grow in the Siebritskloof part of the Paardeberg mountain. The property is owned by the dynamic 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 1930′s to make natural wines in the traditional manner.