Country
South Africa
Winemaker
Stephanie Wiid & Etienne Terblanche
Region
Western Cape
Viticulture
Sustainable
Sub-region
Stellenbosch & Paarl
Website
Stephanie Wiid (formerly winemaker at Fairview) and Etienne Terblanche (consulting viticulturist for several top estates) only created Thistle & Weed in 2015 but it hasn't taken long for them to be considered one of the finest wine labels in South Africa.
They are especially well regarded for single-site Chenin Blancs and more recently have been making waves with avant-garde regional blends that comprise a feast of Iberian varieties.
Their attention to detail in the vineyard is extraordinary and you can taste every nuance of the intricate terroir through their wines, now being made in a new, fixed abode near Stellenbosch.
The beautiful labels depict weeds found amongst the vines in the Cape; Etienne and Stephanie draw parallels between thistles and weeds and the uncompromising tenacity and survival skills of grapevines, hence their name and the colloquial Afrikaans terms given to their various wines.
Stephanie Wiid & Etienne Terblanche
Wines
Khakibos
WHITE
2023
REGION
Western Cape
GRAPE VARIETIES
45% Verdelho, 19% Chenin Blanc, 15% Alvarinho, 11% Palomino, 10% Fernão Pires
APPELLATION
Western Cape
FERMENTATION
Whole bunch pressed. Wild fermentation in 2nd fill and older French oak barrels.
VITICULTURE
Sustainable
AGEING
Aged on lees for 10 months. Blended and bottled unfiltered.
