Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin, 2025 BORDCOUNT0730 high-altitude joy in a bottle

high-altitude joy in a bottle

striking a crowd-pleasing balance between flavor and finesse

and has spent the last quarter-century quietly making Cheverny one of the Loire's most exciting addresses

directly pressed and aged 16 months in glass-tiled concrete vats on lees without racking before bottling without further treatment

Lebanon's legendary natural wine pioneer delivers accessible everyday drinking without sacrificing authenticity

Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin, 2025 BORDCOUNT0730 high-altitude joy in a bottleAdi Badenhorst is one of the wild hearts of South Africa's Swartland, working old bush vine vineyards on the granite slopes of the Paardeberg from a cellar he rescued and brought back to life. Secateurs is his everyday Chenin Blanc, but don't let 'everyday' fool you, because few wines this affordable taste this complete. The fruit comes from gnarly old vines rooted in decomposed granite, and the wine rests on its lees in old barrels and big foudres,