Winery · Riebeek Kasteel

Eben Sadie's Swartland: South Africa's Greatest Winemaker

South Africa's visionary: Eben Sadie transformed Swartland from 1999 with organic soil-regeneration methods and the legendary Columella and Palladius blends.

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TastingEben Sadie's Swartland: South Africa's Greatest WinemakerColumella is the only South African wine to hit 95 points in Wine Spectator. Eben Sadie blends old-vine fruit from 8 Swartland vineyards into wine that 'tastes like the land.' Palladius weaves 11 varieties from 17 vineyard sites. This is where the revolution started.

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