2025 Van Loggerenberg Kameraderie Chenin

The 2025 Kameraderie comes from vines planted in 1966 and 1974 in Paardeberg and is aged 85% in concrete and 15% in 500-litre French oak. This has a very fragrant nose with yellow flowers, dried honey and beeswax scents, very well defined and very expressive of the varietal. The palate is taut and tensile, more linear than the Trust Your Gut cuvee, with just a touch of orange rind towards the waxy-textured and persistent finish. This is a step up from the previous vintage. 92 points

Kameraderie mostly comes from the Lammershoek farm, with a 15% component from nearby La Rhine, which also the source of Donovan Rall’s Noa Chenin Blanc. More exotic than Trust Your Gut, it has a medley of pear, passion fruit and fennel, a waft of white flowers and impressive underlying weight and concentration. 95 points