2023 Kalmoesfontein White Blend, AA Badenhorst Family Wines

• Style: Aromatic, mineral-driven white blend
• Taste: Citrus blossom, stone fruit, tea, saline minerality
• Food: White fish, shellfish, roast chicken, goat cheese, salads
• Occasion: Sunday lunch, date night, aperitif
• Serve: Cool; 14% ABV, old oak–aged

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Perfume and spice rise from a mineral core, textured and substantial without heaviness. Citrus blossom and stone fruit drift into tea and saline minerality, shaped by old bush vines and attentive farming into something that tastes unmistakably of place.

The Winery — AA Badenhorst Family Wines

Adi Badenhorst and cousin Hein founded the estate in 2008 on Kalmoesfontein, a Paardeberg farm home to venerable Chenin Blanc, Cinsault and Grenache planted in the 1950s–70s. Adi trained at Elsenberg and worked under leading figures at Château Angélus, Alain Graillot and Rustenburg before returning to embrace minimal-intervention winemaking on ancient granite and iron-rich soils. The 2023 blend—Chenin Blanc anchoring Grenache Blanc, Verdelho, Viognier and old-vine varieties—was hand-harvested and pressed as one mix, then aged twenty months in older French oak where wood stays gentle, letting mineral precision lead. Cool vintage conditions sharpened acidity and clarity throughout.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Serve cool as an aperitif on its own, or pair with herb-dressed seafood, roast chicken, aged goat cheese and light vegetable dishes. At 14% ABV, it's built for the table rather than the tasting room. This is honest, unadorned wine—Swartland expressing itself through restraint and intention. Explore what makes this district remarkable: ancient granite soils, dry-farming discipline and serious winemakers creating something genuinely different. Browse our full South Africa selection to discover how varied and compelling this region has become, or dive deeper into Chenin Blanc and the old-vine varieties that anchor this blend.