Our 2023 Magna Carta strongly reflects the Steenberg terroir and the cooler, slower growing 2023 season by displaying aromas and concentrated flavours of elderflower, jasmine blossom and star-anise on the nose. The focus continues onto the palate where one finds an elegantly structured wine, showing ground spice and fruit richness tempered by a zesty acidity that forms the wine’s backbone.
It is a smoothly textured wine with poise and precision, the Semillon component delivering a mouthfeel and weight in harmony with the lifting freshness provided by the Sauvignon-Blanc. The wine has a persistent finish that lingers, revealing a variety of nuanced flavours ranging from fresh vanilla-pod to citrus marmalade and quince preserve. It is sophisticated and ever evolving in the glass, showing beautifully now, but will gain complexity with cellaring. The 2023 Magna Carta with its freshness and fullness is a veritable food wine and pairs beautifully with crayfish, duck, scallops, mussel soup and salmon tartare.

Award pedigree: 2011 vintage: Riscura White Hot Wine Award – Top Performing Bordeaux-style White Blend | Trophy Winner in Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show. 2017 vintage: Platter’s Wine Guide 2018: 4.5 stars | Tim Atkin South Africa Report 2017: 94 points | Decanter World Wine Awards Silver Medal | 2021 vintage: Platter’s Wine Guide 2023: 5 Stars and Best in White Blend category