"Sonop Hill has a character that is entirely its own and we want to express each block faithfully as we build our identity from them."
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R 770.00
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R 880.00
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The Du Bois Vineyards Sonop Chenin Blanc 2025 comes from two single heritage vineyards planted in 1982 and 1986 on a north-eastern five-hectare slope, rising 240 to 280 metres above Koelenhof.
The vineyards, rooted in red and blue shale over fractured clay, capture morning sunlight and consistent moisture, producing fruit of exquisite balance and clarity.
Persistent False Bay breezes, a key element of Sonop Hill, temper vigour, intensify flavour and impart a notable minerality to the final wine. It's a wine that invites reflection and sharing, whether now or with time in the cellar.
Technical Information
Cultivar: 100% Chenin Blanc
Alc 13.16 % | RS 2.19 g/l | pH 3.27 | VA - 0.57 |TA 5.23 g/l
In the Vineyard
These heritage bush vines were planted in 1982 and 1986 on the northeastern slopes of Sonop Hill. Rising above Koelenhof at 240m to 280m, they grow in red and blue shale soils with fractured clay beneath, allowing deep root penetration, steady moisture uptake and natural fruit lift.
The 2025 growing season was marked by cool, moderate conditions, very little wind and exceptionally low disease pressure. Good winter and spring rainfall replenished reserves, while cool day and night temperatures encouraged slow, even ripening.
2025 stands apart as a vintage of real quality. The result is fruit defined by freshness, vibrant acidity and natural balance.
In the Cellar
The exceptional quality of the 2025 fruit provided a strong foundation in the cellar, delivering grapes with exceptional freshness, concentration and depth.
A gentle and considered winemaking approach, including maturation in 500L old barrels, allowed the character of the vineyards and vintage to remain at the forefront, preserving freshness and site expression throughout.
Guided by restraint rather than intervention, the focus remained on capturing the season as faithfully as possible and translating it into a wine of precision, energy and balance.
In the Glass
Pale gold in the glass, the wine opens with a perfume of white flowers and delicate peach, alongside a subtle, savoury, spice-driven complexity.
The palate offers white pear, green apple, grapefruit and peach, sharpened by a saline edge and a bright limegreen freshness. Nuances of ginger, cloves and a gravelly minerality emerge, hallmarks of this remarkable corner of Stellenbosch.
A wine of complexity and contrast, it blossoms from restrained beginnings to a structured generosity of fruit, lifted by an electric acidity and signature mouth-coating old vineyard texture.
Built to age, it's a wine to cellar, reflect on and share.
"This wine marks a defining moment in a legacy that began in 1931"
