Plat'Bos, Chenin Blanc, Swartland, 2023

Name: Plat'Bos, Chenin Blanc, Swartland
Brand: David & Nadia
Price: 73.92 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

Tight, pixellated small fruits with hints of red berries and grapefruit, pink pepper and rock salt, the 2023 shows bristling focus and austerity. Very smart indeed. The Plat’bos Chenin (Low-Bush) is the most linear, acid-driven wine of the single vineyards and the site remains an important component in both the regular Chenin Blanc and Aristargos blend. Situated immediately next to the Skaliekop vineyard but in pure, decomposed granite. Planted in 1981, it is Old Vine Project certified. One of the earliest vineyards to be picked owing to its northern (warm) exposure

critic reviews

94+/100Monica Larner,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The David & Nadia 2023 Swartland Plat'bos Chenin Blanc is a tad more timid compared to the other wines in this groupit simply requires more time to open in the glass. Once it does, it reveals a citrusy character over a streamlined and tensile fruit texture. Those lemony flavors, delivered drop by drop, are framed by cumin seed, honey and crushed salt. This 1,526-bottle release will require a little more time to flesh out, but the quality is stunning.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 3038

date of review 06/2025

93/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 Chenin Blanc Plat'bos comes from a single vineyard of 3.6-hectares on granite soils that the Sadies have farmed for 11 years. This site tends to be picked earlier due to its exposure. This has the best aromatics of the whites in this range: orange blossom, linseed oil and crushed stone coming through with time. There’s real energy here. The palate is deftly balanced with a sapid entry. Satsuma mixes with grapefruit and light spicy notes, with good persistency on the linear finish. This is as good as the previous vintage.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2042

date of review 09/2024