Thistle & Weed | Springdoring Chenin Blanc | 2020
Thistle & Weed | Springdoring Chenin Blanc | 2020
The newest addition to the Thistle and Weed family, this is the first vintage of the Springdoring! The grapes are from 39 year old bushvines on the granite soils of the Paardeberg Mountain in Swartland which lends a brilliant minerality to this Chenin. So what’s the story behind Springdoring? This weed (known as sandbur in English) is stubborn, resolute and was quick to take up root and thrive in the Western Cape - not too unlike like these hardened Chenin Blanc vines! Check out the Duwweltjie for the winemaking info.
Nose & Palate
Notes of grapefruit and trademark Swartland thatch. Edgy aromatics, limes and more citrus on the pristine palate leaving a crystalline mineral finish with plenty nervous tension.
Pairing
If you feel like some seafood, try a grilled squid salad or seared scallops. Otherwise we love this sort of chenin with a chicken schnitzel and potato rösti.
Accolades
93 Points - Tim Atkin | 94 Points - Christian Eedes | 5 Stars (95 Points) - Platter’s 2022 SA Wine Guide
About Thistle & Weed
An independent collaboration between winemaker Stephanie Wiid and viticulturist Etienne Terblanche. Together, they set out to discover the best of the Cape’s hidden gems, intent on crafting honest natural wines that are made with a deep connection to nature and offer the most simple expression of the terroir from which they come.
They immediately gained critical acclaim for their Chenin Blanc in particular and now produce three different Chenins from three different old-vine sites around the Cape. Stephanie employs the same minimal intervention winemaking approach to produce pure, site-specific wines. Their wines are Afrikaans names for different thistles and weeds found amongst the vines grown in the Cape. Etienne and Steph draw parallels between thistles and weeds and the uncompromising tenacity and survival skills of grapevines.
