2023, Brookdale 'Sixteen' Field Blend, Brookdale Estate
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At a glance
- Grape
- Field blend
- Region
- Paarl, South Africa
- Alcohol
- 13.00%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Pasta
Why this wine
A field blend means the varieties are interplanted and picked together, the way vineyards were planted before monoculture. Sixteen of them here. Complex and unclassifiable, and impossible to replicate.
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Description
How it tastes
A kaleidoscopic white blend bursting with floral perfume, green apple, white pear, and wet stone minerality, balanced by juicy stone fruit and zesty freshness through a long, saline finish. Lifted floral and citrus notes layered with white pear, quince, and subtle hints of chalk and saline minerality. Expressive and textural, offering flavours of peach, apple, and grapefruit zest woven with crushed stone and a savoury hint of quinine. The palate is rounded yet taut, finishing with refreshing acidity and a distinctive salty tang. Contains sulphites. Information provided to the best of our knowledge at time of publication and subject to change by vintage.
The producer
Set against the dramatic Klein Drakenstein Mountains in Paarl, Brookdale Estate is one of South Africa's most innovative producers. Once overgrown, the 67-hectare estate was revived in 2015 by the Rudd family, who recognised its potential to craft distinctive, world-class wines. Their vision was realised under winemaker Kiara Scott Farmer, one of the country's most dynamic young talents. Brookdale's focus on Mediterranean varieties, sustainable farming, and creative winemaking yields wines of precision, energy, and beauty.
Food and drinking
Good with pasta. Ready now, and will hold for a few years yet. Serve at 8–10°C.