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Ideal winter conditions laid the foundation for an exceptional 2022 season in the Cape South Coast, Jessica Saurwein describing the vintage as “poetry”. Tasting notes...
The most striking character of the 2022 vintage of Chi Riesling from Jessica Saurwein is it’s mid-palate weight. As with the previous vintage, 60% of...
Jessica Saurwein and husband Roland Peens will soon be planting vineyard to be farmed regeneratively on their recently acquired Stanford property but for now, Saurwein...
The quality that South African Riesling typically lacks most often is a certain clarity of fruit compared to the best examples made in the Northern...
Jessica Saurwein presents a contrast in terroir, making two examples of Pinot Noir, the first called Nom using grapes sourced from Elandskloof and the second...
Until now, Chi Riesling from Jessica Saurwein has been made entirely from grapes grown on Casey’s Ridge, the Elgin property owned by Vrede en Lust...
While the 2018 vintage of the Chi Riesling from Jessica Saurwein took a little time to come around, the 2019 seems more ready with its...
South African Riesling doesn’t get a lot of airtime but there’s increasingly good drinking to be had from this category. Here are four examples all...
Jessica Saurwein seems to grow ever more assured when it comes to the making of her Nom Pinot Noir, the 2017 being her third vintage....
The Nom Pinot Noir 2016 from Jessica Saurwein is a step up on her maiden vintage 2015. From the same Kaaimansgat vineyard near Villiersdorp, it’s...
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