Our 2023 Magna Carta strongly reflects the Steenberg terroir and the cooler, slower growing 2023 season by displaying aromas and concentrated flavours of elderflower, jasmine blossom and star-anise on the nose. The focus continues onto the palate where one finds an elegantly structured wine, showing ground spice and fruit richness tempered by a zesty acidity that forms the wine’s backbone. It is a smoothly textured wine with poise and precision, the Semillon component delivering a mouthfeel and weight in harmony with the lifting freshness provided by the Sauvignon-Blanc. The wine has a persistent finish that lingers, revealing a variety of nuanced flavours ranging from fresh vanilla-pod to citrus marmalade and quince preserve.
The 2023 Magna Carta with its freshness and fullness is a veritable food wine and pairs beautifully with crayfish, duck, scallops, mussel soup and salmon tartare.