The Sadie Family Columella
The Sadie Family Columella
The Sadie Family Columella

The Sadie Family Columella

Swartland
Sadie Family
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CHF 119.00
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SKU: 107184
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Eben Sadie’s signature wine is at the forefront of viticultural development. The increasing proportion of Mourvèdre, Carignan, Cinsault, and Tinta Barocca in the final blend provides great depth and complexity of tannins. The purity of the fruit is highlighted by remarkable freshness. The Columella 2022 shows floral aromas, and the bright, fresh fruit notes transition into spicy oriental accents, combining with a deepened earthy dynamism. With time, the characteristic violet notes will develop into a more compact wine. The acidity at the back of the palate and the overall tannin are very well placed, and the wine's overall balance is superb. The first thought that comes to mind is that this is a classic vintage, with most characteristics textbook perfect. This 2022 vintage also has the lowest alcohol content ever achieved in this assemblage.
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Produzent Sadie Family
Geschacksnoten Full-bodied & powerful, Elegant, Fresh & lively, Matured & complex, Velvety tannins
Vinifikation With this wine, first bottled in 1999 at a small homestead on a farm in Swartland, the story of Eben Sadie begins. The Columella is and remains his masterpiece and can age extremely well. Like its white counterpart Palladius, the style, vineyards, and grape variety composition have changed over the years. It is now pressed from 6 grape varieties from 10 different vineyards. The Columella has become increasingly refined, dense, and self-contained. The berries are pressed in a basket press and then spontaneously fermented in large open vats for 3 weeks. It then ages for 12 months in used French barriques (5% new) and then another year in large foudre barrels on the lees, before being bottled unfiltered and unfined.
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