Part of the Old Vine Project (OVP), grapes for the David & Nadia Skaliekop Chenin Blanc 2022 were harvested from vines planted in 1985 in very shallow shale soils in the Paardeberg, being an anomaly as the mountain is granite driven. These soils prove why the region is known for wheat farms as it remains a difficult soil for vineyards in a warm region in a dryland farming context. A narrow tractor road divides the Plat’bos and Skaliekop vineyards. Skaliekop was harvested mid-February on two picking dates. The wine was fermented and aged separately for 11 months in old neutral French oak barrels before blending and then bottling at the end of the year. 2,505 bottles were produced. Residual sugar: 2.8g/l. Bottled at 12.5%. (Bottle size 750ml)

David & Nadia is a family owned Swartland driven project focusing on a spectrum of organic, old and dry land bush vine vineyards from different areas with different soil types throughout the Swartland, farmed by like-minded people. Members of the Swartland Independent Producers, in the vineyard they aim for biological farming and in the cellar they work as naturally as possible, believing in a pure, fresh and natural style where site and soil are at work with minimal influence from a winemaking point of view.

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