Sadie Family Columella Swartland 2013

96 points Neal Martin (Wine Advocate): “The 2013 Columella is matured for ten months in cask with 10% new oak, and then another ten months in foudres; Eben believes this slows down the maturation. It has a very complex bouquet, mercurial on the nose, and bestowed with wild strawberry and cranberry scents, incense and a hint of marmalade that is beautifully detailed. The palate is medium-bodied, extremely refined and mineral-laden, symmetrical and standing on tip-toes on the finish — something that this label could not do when Eben started. It is compact at the moment, but it will turn into an astonishing Swartland wine. Drink: 2019-2035. (Nov 2015)”