A.A. Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc, Swartland

A bit wooded

2022 vintage

Everything I dislike about chenin blanc combined with everything I dislike about Riesling. Lots of petroleum on the nose. Tasted at Calvert Woodley Around the World

2022 vintage

Fairly subdued pear on the nose, not a lot of citrus. Very pleasant peach and pear on the palate with just the right amount of acid. Finish is cool and brief. Great food wine.

2022 vintage

Interesting combo of underripe and ripe fruits with good length and stuffing, ending with a near bitter edge. Good now, certainly easy to enjoy

2022 vintage

Funky. Tropical fruit and a good acidity. Fell a little short on the palate but not sure if that's to be expected or not. I enjoyed this, if a little underwhelming.

2022 vintage

See-through, dull, pale yellow appearance. Looks like apple cider. Big apple cider notes in the nose too...the power of suggestion, maybe? Some wood notes in there too, and maybe a hint of burnt candle wick. Thin, dry mouthfeel...the barrel (I assume) comes out on the finish. Lemon peel, wood, crisp apple & booze heat on the palate. A lot going on here, and it's a bit challenging, but uitimately I found it enjoyable.

2022 vintage

Solid gold color. Slightly greenish. Big Apple themed wine. Nose is filled with it. Palate is crisp and racy with a very faint hint of minerality. Dry acidic finish. Not a huge aftertaste.

2022 vintage

Bright, peachy, a little reticent. Very fresh but a little flabby. Wet stone.

2022 vintage

Kvalitén återspeglas i priset. Rätt mediokert vin. Toksvalt när det är varmt ute kanske det kan duga till. Men vettigare att köpa något annat

2022 vintage

Quite delicious chenin blanc. My first chenin from South Africa. The nose hits you with aromas of honey, citrus, melon, and florals. Body is a nice medium plus with a high acidic finish. Great year round wine in my opinion

2022 vintage

A honey comb texture character to the nose and palate.

2022 vintage

Veeery good

2022 vintage

ENGLISH: Nose: Very crystal clear and delicate, fresh and slightly juicy, honeydew melon and delicate peach, more obvious is the nectarine and a nice minerality, some pear Taste: Cantaloupe, crisp pear, more acidity in a small but noticeable spike, more than the nose suggested, white flowers, some ginger and nectarine, mineral notes and some orange blossom, medium body, silky-round, without edges apart from the acid spike, crisp-short finish with lime and pear Comment: Nice Proto-Chenin Blanc, with all kinds of …

2022 vintage

Pale lemon with gold tint Med + intensity nose, peach, Nectarine, honey, vanilla High acidity, med alcohol, med + body, pronounced intensity, med + finish. Drink now will continue to improve with age for next 3 years. I love this fine, fantastic value for price point, with a lovely fullness texture and good finish.

2022 vintage

Sealed under screwcap. Pnp. Crystalline good in colour. Clean nose of egg cream, slightly wooly, limestone, buttered popcorn and yellow plum. Medium bodied, soft and creamy, round mouthfeel, with a bit of astringency on the finish. The palate follows the nose almost exactly. Lots of creamy yellow plum, egg cream and lanolin. Quite ling on the finish with excellent flavour replays. Quality wine that would stand up to a wide variety of foods, from poultry to meaty fish, roasted root …

2022 vintage

Really enjoyed this wine. Great integration of oak. Medium-Full body. The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like citrus fruits with some floral notes.

2022 vintage

Great CB, yellow apple , honey melon, ripe lemon and salty minerals.

2022 vintage

Light golden color. Youthful and intense orchard flower on the nose. Medium body, ripe and energetic with quince and pears flavours, very good length, slight mouthwatering bitterness at the end. Very good ripe style of Chenin blanc.

2022 vintage

Delicious and fruity Chenin Blanc aromas with some oak. Fat and fruity on the palate, with good acidity.

2022 vintage

Intensity medium. Citrus, apple, clementine, apricot, wet stone, honey. Acidity medium. Finish medium. Good value for money.

2022 vintage

Nice 12.5% ABV summer drink. Probably worth aging as flavors are a bit jumbled now.

2022 vintage

Medium lemon colour. Medium and youthful nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe peach, mango, ripe lemon and flint. Medium taste of yellow apples, peach, ripe lemon and flint. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A good South African Chenin Blanc that lacks some length and complexity. Drink now. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

2022 vintage

Pale straw. Smelled apricot, wet wool, and some wet rock; tasted more of the fruit with a very slight saline tang. Round and rather bigger in the mouth than its modest 12.5% abv suggests, not low in acid but without much bite, but still finishing surprisingly long and fruity.

2022 vintage

Doft av äpple Mineraliska och friskt passade bra med ostar.

2022 vintage

Has high acidity this is an original juicy sandstoney lightly vegetal Chenin with nice texture and good length. 12.5%. Drink now.

2020 vintage

A clean, linear, and somewhat simple chenin that is well made and balanced. This represents good value and is exceedingly quaffable. Oak, butter, wet wool, grass, green apple, graphite, flint. Light/Medium bodied with a clean acidic finish.

2020 vintage

Good match to Porcella, pork belly, with lot of spicec and some chilli. It was best a little more temperated than requemended.

2020 vintage

Litt syrlig men smør og eple - ikke helt god ettersmak. Skulle ønsket mer friskhet

2020 vintage

Tasted Blind A: Pale gold N: Medium nose of lemon, pear, honey, wet wool, cheese P: Dry, high acidity , medium 12.5% alcohol, medium body, pronounced intensity and medium (+) finish C: B - yup L - ok I- yup C - no Very good - lacks complexity Yes to age? Yes, Enough acid and enough fruit to develop complexity

2020 vintage

Value Swartland, S.A., 2020 Badenhorst Family Wines Chenin Blanc Secateurs, $18. Light green, straw gold; green fruit, floral; lime and green apple nose; mid acids; some texture, depth; long citric, green fruit finish. w/clams. 16 UC Davis scale, 90 other scales.

2020 vintage

Nice refreshing, flowery wine. Good pqr

2020 vintage

Lemon, vanilla, flowers, a hint of papaya. Medium body, high acidity. Refreshing. Good value.

2020 vintage

Sweaty and orchid like with borderline overripe tropical fruit.

2020 vintage

nose: jasmine, white flowers taste: apricot, medium acidity, nice and refreshing great after halloween

2020 vintage

nose: apricot, cloyingly sweet scent, candied something taste: fruit candy, apples, medium body. maybe not a perfect pairing for chicken tikka masala, but still a delight and something that could be had solo.

2020 vintage

Golden. Lightly cloudy. Nice grippy texture. Love the mouthfeel. Really good length. Has a good persistence. Honey. Golden delicious apple. Lightly ripe pineapple in the background. 90-91

2020 vintage

(Nouri) Bright, honeysuckle, crystallised ginger, crisp. Citrus, clean bitters, grapefruit pith.

2020 vintage

Varm frukt med hint av tre. Litt fedme, kunne vært Chardonnay. Litt tre, under middels konsentrasjon, lengde og syre.

2020 vintage

No idea where I got this wine but I really enjoyed it with chicken and rainbow trout. It is different but very pleasant.

2020 vintage

This is the perfect introduction to orange wine. If you're curious about this skin-contact style of winemaking, but don't want to dive in at the deep end, 'Riviera' is a wonderful place to start. Juicy and mouthwatering, with notes of clementine and Bergamot with an incredible texture.

2020 vintage

The bottle we had didnt have any chenin typicity

2020 vintage

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