Sadie Family Wines Columella Swartland

Swartland, South Africa

South Africa's most internationally celebrated red wine — Eben Sadie's Columella from ancient granite and schist Swartland bush vines. Predominantly Syrah with Mourvèdre and other Rhône varieties: dark cherry, olive, fynbos herbs, iron mineral, smoked meat, and a haunting wildness that is unmistakably South African yet universally compelling. Develops magnificently over 15+ years. The wine that changed the world's perception of South Africa.

Pairing intelligence

• main: South Africa's braai tradition and its most celebrated Swartland Syrah — Columella's olive and wild herb character bridges the Cape Malay spice of the lamb; apricot mirrors the wine's dark fruit; iron mineral bridges the lamb's charred fat
• main: South Africa's iconic game and its finest Syrah — springbok's lean, mineral game character is bridged by Columella's wild herb and iron mineral; rooibos adds a distinctly South African bridge; wild rosemary mirrors the fynbos herb complexity