Just a touch of warming alcohol pokes through

This is a ripe

The drinking window may be conservative—closure and winemaking could put this at 40 years with ease

This borderline old school effort is sufficiently firmly structured to suggest that all of a decade will be necessary for it to arrive at its peak

Sadie Family, Skurfberg Vintage:2024 Just a touch of warmingWrapped up with notions of lemon pith and a fine dusty minerality, the 2020 Old Vine Series Skurfberg offers intoxicating aromas of citrus blossom, white peach, pineapple and lime candy, followed by a breathtaking expression of yuzu and wax melon that sway with precision and finesse. Medium bodied, the wine unpacks across the mid palate, offering mind boggling, bright acidity that will remain food friendly for more than two decades. The wine comes to