Broom Ridge is a single origin Chenin Blanc wine grown on the pure granite soils of our Paardeberg property of the same name (previously called Nuwedam). 2019 is the first vintage. We purchased the property in mid-2019 and decided to rename the property and the wine accordingly. Broom Ridge follows on from a wine called Fire by Night.
Tasting notes:
Like its predecessor Fire by Night, Broom Ridge is the tightest most estrained of our Chenin bottlings, usually taking a couple of years to show some of its potential. Trust me though, the bud will burst and the flower with open. This wine is coiled up now, bristling with lime and thatch, elderflower, and sweet herbs. The palate is racy and pure, slightly pithy and saline.
Review:
95 points, Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2020
Previously labelled as Fire by Night, this all comes from the Alheits' newly acquired Nuwedam farm on the Paardeberg. Showing the focus and grip of granite soils, it's pale, hauntingly scented and refined, with very little oak, appealing purity and weight and understated concentration. 2021-28'