Thistle & Weed - Brandnetel Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2022 and there is a succession

and there is a succession plan: his daughter Alice is taking over from him

and since then the wine has lived up to its name

soft clad tannins

and started looking for a piece of land on a relatively warm area to plant vines

an oenologist by profession

Thistle & Weed - Brandnetel Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2022 and there is a successionThistle and Weed is a collaboration between the Terblanche and Wiid families established in 2015, led by Etienne Terblanche (Viticulturist) and Stephanie Wiid (Winemaker). They seek out interesting vineyards of older vines around the Western Cape. This comes from Nietvoorbij vineyard in the foothills of the Simonsberg Mountain, in Stelly, on weathered granite soils. The vineyard was planted in 1980, originally as a rootstock trial site, hence its