Strange Kompanjie, The Underworld, Grenache Blanc 2021 Collard-Picard

Strange Kompanjie, The Underworld, Grenache Blanc 2021 Collard-PicardThere are few finer things than finding a cultivar that not only belongs in modern South Africa but is so PHENOMENALLY tasty its delicately pithy otherness is hard to describe but let's have a go. On the nose it has a curious apothecary of rare botanicals including lemon peel, juniper, jasmine and guava. These can also be found on the palate supported by the grapes inherently pithy acidity, longevity and structure.

orchard fruits

jasmine and quinine aromatics along with hints of apricot

Some of the regions finest white wines are aged outdoors in oak casks before being blended with an array of aromatic herbs

Biodynamically family-farmed Gamay & Poulsard are grown on steep limestone and marly slopes

red fruit and a delicate herbal note

Finishing quite linear and precise with a rocky core of minerality

peach-scented wine with hints of flowers and almond

our Solstice Edition has a traditional Juniper body

gentler and easier than usual but with a certain gravitas nonetheless and a nice

Flavours here of ripe apricots

what's not to love

blackberry compote as well as a cured meats and black olive