These historic head-trained vines
The Châtelet lieu-dit sits high above Saint-Désirat on a south-facing slope where wind-blown loess covers deep granitic bedrock
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2025 A.A. Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc, Swartland Cuvee_La Uvas de la Ira Garnacha These historic head-trained vinesThe 2025 A. A. Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc is a definitive expression of Swartland terroir, crafted from old vine Chenin Blanc, often known locally as Steen, in South Africa. Sourced from bush trained vineyards on the Paardeberg Mountain, these vines thrive in decomposed granite and shale soils, benefiting from the region's warm, dry Mediterranean climate and the Badenhorst family's commitment to dryland farming and biodynamic practices. Adi and