Frank Artale

9.0

100% Grenache in light abv 13% package. Bright fruit plums red cherry spice with a sweet violet floral nose. Heavy amount of whole bunch ferment amd you know it here in a good way. — 5 months ago

Vanessa

9.1

We were inspired to learn more about this producer – David & Nadia Sadie – a husband and wife team! 💕💕@davidandnadia

Their portfolio of delicious wines hails from the Swartland District of South Africa, often featuring Southern Rhône varieties, which are well-adapted to the sun-drenched, arid climate of Swartland. 🇿🇦 The climate naturally supports their dry and organic farming practices, both considered factors in growing quality fruit (e.g., lower yields, more concentrated berries), while also being environmentally conscientious. 🍇

This particular wine – Elpidios 2019 – is made with a blend of 38% Grenache Noir, 36% Syrah, 10% Pinotage, 9% Carignan & 7% Cinsault. Not only is it a blend of varieties, but also a blend of fermentation and maturation techniques, using some vessels made of concrete, others made of neutral oak (variable sizes), offering balance, depth, and texture (not oakiness). 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

In the winery, they prefer a lower intervention approach with all of these aforementioned choices designed to promote an unadulterated, pure expression from the vineyard sites and soil types that bore their fruit.🌱🌱

Before serving, we gave this medium-bodied, ruby-hued wine a slight chill; as it warms up, layered aromas and flavors emerge from the glass offering notes of ripe black cherry, blackberry bramble, boysenberry, raspberry, red plum, red cherry, rose, black licorice, anise seed, clove, cardamom, leather, delicate peppery and cured meat, next to wet earth. 🍷🍷

This wine gracefully balances savory and sweet characteristics, with refreshing acidity that adds lift and creates tension with the juicy, ripe fruit notes.💯💯

David & Nadia, Elpidios, Swartland (2019). ABV 14%.

Cheers to wines that offer a bridge to another place and time.

Thanks again to @dutch_wine_apprentice for first introducing us to this producer. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇿🇦🇿🇦

#davidnnadia # — a year ago

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Michael Thompson

9.0

Dinner with Karina and Cailyn at Mere Catherine, Zurich, 4/16/24 on a Tuesday night after work. — 7 months ago

Camilo Jaramillo

9.0

240125 con nadia y Ana
Cherry, muy suave. Acidez alta
Bajo tanino. — 9 months ago

Thomas Nies

9.5

Excellent with asparagus quiche.
Subtle citrus notes followed by a slight buttery finish.
Nadia suggested serving with wedding soup which would be a nice pairing. — 2 years ago

Logz

10

Really really good. With Maeve and Nadia — 2 years ago

David

9.1

Yes. A super delicious Pinot for the price. This was a 2020 vintage. The nose was very impressive on the opening. The mouth feel and taste was smooth luscious and much more bird than I expected. I must try Pinot for the price tasting like a $40+ bottle . — 8 months ago

Camilo Jaramillo

9.1

230420 apto Nadia. Acidez alta. Muy bueno el los cachetes. — 2 years ago

Olga Stelmashenko

9.0

New Years eve 2022 with Nadia and Victor. It is nice and smooth - soft and refined taste. First new year with Yuli! — 2 years ago

Liliana Ortix

9.1

Vino cumpleañero para Nadia 88 años.
Muy bueno, fuerte, color cereza — 3 years ago