Aslina Sauvignon Blanc 2023Ntsiki, raised in the rural village of Mahlabathini in KwaZulu Natal, earned her high school diploma in 1996. After a year as a domestic worker, she received a scholarship to pursue winemaking at Stellenbosch University in 1999. Graduating in 2003 with a BSc in Agriculture (Viticulture and Oenology), she soon became a winemaker at boutique winery Stellekaya. Her journey to create her own wines was ignited during a collaboration with Californian

It's in land and surrounded by stunning hills and mountains and there are many different climates to this mainly unknown region

a hot and rugged place famed for its dark and heavy red wines

The nose is rich in hazelnut

and quiet soul

The make a Cabernet Sauvignon blend

In just a few years he has made the Billaud-Simon estate a flagship of the Chablis wine region

with a portion aged in oak barrels

savoury acidity that gives it tension and drive

and a gentle touch of oak

Burgundy-trained oenologist Isabelle makes the wines

dark and rich chocolatey beast

gooseberry and grapefruit