Grenache Noir, Veiling, Cape Winemakers Guild, 2021

David Sadie is rightly regarded as one of the pre-eminent Grenache producers in South Africa, always shooting for a pared-back, highly perfumed, mineral and acidity-driven style. The Veiling (auction) Grenache comes from a single vineyard in the Langkloof of the Paardeberg mountain in the Swartland. Crushed cherries, raspberry and strawberry with touches of star anise, blueberries and stones. Fermented with 50% whole bunches and raised in neutral French oak barrels for a year. 13% alcohol. Just 38 cases were submitted to the auction.