Tim Atkin MW has awarded one wine full marks in his just released South Africa Report. As a single-origin, dry-farmed, old vine Chenin Blanc, the 2023 Alheit Vineyards Nautical Dawn “exemplifies a reflection of place and vintage rather than the imposition of style in the cellar. By sublimating his ego, Chris Alheit has succeeded in expressing authenticity in the bottle.”  (Alheit himself describes what he does as “zeroing out the winemaking”.)