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Anysbos

2023

‘Disdit’

White Wine   |   Botrivier - South Africa
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About

When Johan & Sue met Marelise and chatted about creating a ‘domaine’ together in Bot River, Marelise was instantly sold by the child-like energy that young 70-something Johan has. When Marelise and Johan walked the site for the first time, Marelise exclaimed ‘Disdit!,” meaning ‘This is it!,” referring to the fact that she felt the site was perfect for the vision the two of them shared. ‘Disdit’ was first produced in 2017 and in a very short time has ascended the ranks amongst the Cape’s top white blends. The wine shows the complexity and still nuance that the rolling shale riddled steep hills of this prime location in Bot River.

The grapes were hand-picked with the Chenin Blanc coming in two weeks ahead of the Rhône varieties. All of the varieties were whole-bunch pressed in an old basket press direct to old 225L barrels. No enzymes used; and the juice was handled quite oxidatively.  Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, the wine matured on its gross lees for 10 months. The different components were blended after racking and settled in tank with a single egg white fining.  The wine was bottled with a light crossflow filtration and small addition of sulfur.

Stats

  • Grapes: 57% Chenin Blanc - 17% Grenache Blanc - 17% Marsanne - 9% Roussanne
  • Vineyard: Anysbos Estate
  • Vine Age: 13-years-old (Chenin Blanc) - 14-years-old (Roussanne) - 9-years-old (Marsanne) - 12-years-old (Grenache Blanc)
  • Soil Type: Bokkeveld shale
  • Viticulture: Regenerative / Practicing Organic - dry-farmed
  • Fermentation: Native – seasoned 225L French barrels (100% whole-bunch pressed)
  • Skin Contact: None
  • Aging: 10 months in seasoned 225L French barrels
  • Alcohol: 15.34%
  • pH: 3.31
  • Total Acidity: 5.7 g/L
  • Total SO2: 70 ppm
  • Total Production: 500 cases
  • SRP: $34.99

Tasting Note

This is the kind of wine that makes you wonder why so many others settle for being merely pleasant and not open to exploring new frontiers. It opens with an assault of orange blossom, hay, warm bread, beeswax, crushed herbs, and white stone fruit, all stitched together by a whisper of a struck match. The palate is generous, then suddenly taut—a rush of nectarine and citrus giving way to salty extract, bitter zest, and a chalky grip that seems to tighten the lens with every sip. Nothing is resolved too quickly, and that’s precisely its charm. It leaves you with the feeling that you’ve discovered something rather than consumed it, a wine that trusts your curiosity and rewards it without ever explaining itself.

Press & Reviews

The WineMag

98

"Matured for 10 months in neutral oak. Exquisite aromatics of potpourri, hay and herbs before citrus and peach while a touch of reduction adds interest. The palate is extraordinarily vivid – sappy on entry but the finish is dry and lightly grippy. An remarkably well-defined, harmonious wine."

- Christian Eedes

Platter's Guide

94

"Chenin maintains 57% lead on 2023 but sunny florals & peach fruit indicative of grenache blanc, marsanne & roussanne. Broad & richly textured yet unheavy, concentrated flavours energised & lengthened by bright natural acidity. Wholebunch press, wild ferment, older oak 10 months."
- Angela Lloyd

Greg Sherwood, MW

94

"An exotic aroma builds off delightful notes of lemon and herbs, buttered white toast, glazed brioche and lees complexity. The palate reveals a creamy balance with a fulsome mid-palate, a really saline, pithy concentration and a long, cool, seamless finish. The acids are soft but invigorating, beautifully integrated, making for a very smart wine. "
- Greg Sherwood, MW
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