'T Voetpad 2013

The Sadie Family, teknisk ark (thesadiefamily.com – linket fra thesadiefamily.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2013 The Sadie Family 'T Voetpad – område: Swartland; druer: Sémillon, Sémillon Gris, Palomino, Chenin Blanc, Muscat of Alexandria; alkohol 14%. Beliggenhed ifølge arket: North-western side of the Piquetberg Mountains. Arket angiver ikke WO-område; området er vinmarkens beliggenhed ifølge producentens ark for 2025 («Swartland - Piketberg»). Enkeltmark: arket beskriver vinen som fra én vinmark ('T Voetpad). Producentens noter (engelsk): Grapes: Semillon Blanc, Semillon Gris, Palomino, Chenin Blanc & Muscat d’ Alexandrie. Vinification: 22 hl/ha The name means The Footpath in Dutch, and comes from the name of Dirk Brand’s wheat and rooibos tea farm, where the rustic block of old vines is tucked away. This is surely the most isolated old vineyard in the country, presumably originally planted to supply the farmer and his neighbours. Its 1.4 hectares host varieties established in the Cape since the early days of European settlement, with most of the planting done between 1900 – 1928, and all of the vines grow on their own roots (even the chenin - untroubled by phylloxera). The vineyard’s survival without irrigation is also extraordinary in this hot valley in the north of the huge Swartland region, near the village of Aurora and Elands Bay on the coast. No herbicides have been used, and grass and weeds between the vines help dry out the winter-wet soils, while driving the vine roots deeper. ’T Voetpad is a field blend of all the varieties - they are picked and pressed together, and co-ferment in old wooden casks.