Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin, 2025 so011726 wines to drink in 2026 asimov offer L'instinct captures what makes northern

L'instinct captures what makes northern Rhône Syrah so compelling: the electric tension between dark fruit and mineral drive that granite soils impart

and Pofadder is the proof

and a subtle smokiness from partial aging in neutral oak adds quiet complexity without weighing it down

The wine ages eight months in 300-liter barrels at 12

Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin, 2025 so011726 wines to drink in 2026 asimov offer L'instinct captures what makes northernAdi 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,