The Sadie Family Wines Palladius White W.O Swartland 2023
  • White Wine
  • Assyrtiko, Chenin Blanc, Clairette, Colombard, Grenache Blanc, Grillo, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier
  • Sustainable
  • Residual Sugar: 2.00 g/l
  • 750ml
  • 13.50% alc./vol

The Sadie Family Wines Palladius White W.O Swartland 2023

Sadie Family Wines Special Offer,
Swartland,
$200.95per bottle ($602.85per case)
3 bottles per case
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Focused & Mineral

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Founded by visionary winemaker Eben Sadie, Sadie Family Wines is a leading South African estate built on the philosophy that winemaking begins with responsible agriculture and a deep relationship with the land. Based in the Swartland, the domaine is committed to farming practices that prioritize long-term environmental stewardship, sustainability, and respect for terroir.

The estate farms approximately 51 hectares, including 24 hectares of its own vineyards alongside additional parcels cultivated by the Sadie team. Yields are intentionally kept low to ensure concentration and quality. Guided by the belief that great wine emerges from a close relationship between soil, climate, vines, and people, Sadie Family Wines has earned international recognition for producing expressive, terroir-driven wines that capture the character of South Africa’s vineyards while maintaining a strong commitment to responsible farming and environmental stewardship.

Palladius is a benchmark Swartland white blend, first released in 2002, composed of multiple Mediterranean varieties grown across 17 vineyard parcels. The diversity of soils and the region’s ocean-influenced climate combine to create a wine of exceptional texture, complexity, and depth.

The 2023 shows remarkable brightness despite its 24 months of ageing, reflecting the influence of more acid-driven, lower-alcohol varieties that bring added freshness to the blend. Aromas open with zesty lime and green apple, underscored by a persistent thread of salinity. The palate is finely structured, with refined tannins seamlessly integrated with focused acidity, leading to a long, balanced, and lingering finish. One of the standout wines of the vintage.

Press Reviews

James Suckling

97 Points - Claire Nesbitt, Deputy Tasting Editor

Very fresh and exciting, showing lemon curd, wild thyme, white pepper, sliced apple, pear, clove and crushed stone aromas. It’s layered and creamy, complex, with a full body and wonderful freshness brought by mineral and very subtle herbal undertones. Long, salty and structured. A blend of 14 varietals. Drink or hold.

Vinous Media

95 Points - Neal Martin

For the first time, the Palladius includes 20% of fruit from limestone soils on the west coast, which Sadie feels made the wine leaner and more minerally. "It was the thing that was missing," he remarked. There are now 14 varieties in this blend. The 2023 offers pressed yellow flowers and light walnut and hazelnut scents in the background. The palate is well balanced with a slightly honeyed texture on the entry. Wonderful depth, edgy, a little more acidity than the '22, with a long, quite saline finish. Give this three or four years in bottle if you can. 

Drinking Window: 2028 - 2050