AA Badenhorst
Secateurs Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc from Swartland, South Africa
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R110 nationwide
Delivery is within 1โ2 business days to main centres and 3โ4 business days to outlying areas.
AA Badenhorst
AA Badenhorst Family Wines are grown, made and matured on Kalmoesfontein farm in the Swartland appellation of South Africa. 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 1930โฒs to make natural wines in the traditional manner.
Description
"๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐-๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐-๐๐จ๐ซ-๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐ฒ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐๐๐-๐๐" โ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ. The Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2024 has a pale straw colour with a slight green hue. On the nose, it offers vibrant aromas of stone fruits such as peach and apricot, along with notes of green apple, pear, and a hint of citrus zest. There are also subtle floral and honeyed undertones, adding complexity. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied with flavours of ripe quince, white peach, and a touch of lemon. The lively acidity balances the ripe fruit, giving the wine a refreshing, crisp character. The finish is clean and minerally, with a slight nutty nuance from lees contact.
Food Pairing
This Chenin Blanc is versatile and pairs well with a variety of dishes. It is an excellent match for seafood such as oysters, grilled prawns, and pan-seared fish. It also complements white meats like chicken and pork, especially when prepared with lemon or herb-based sauces. The wineโs acidity and texture make it suitable for rich, creamy dishes like pasta carbonara or mushroom risotto, as well as spicy Asian cuisine. Soft cheeses such as brie and goat cheese also pair nicely.
