Papegaai, Red, 2025 msk_champagne_pre-sale_2023 mineral-driven 2023 that captures the

mineral-driven 2023 that captures the vineyard’s cool volcanic soils

is nothing like the easygoing Spanish versions—it’s leaner

since 1978

or simply enjoyed contemplatively on its own

sea reflection

Papegaai, Red, 2025 msk_champagne_pre-sale_2023 mineral-driven 2023 that captures thePapegaai is Dutch for parrot specifically the Cape parrot, South Africa's endangered native, to whom this bottle is dedicated. It's the gloriously casual table wine from Adi Badenhorst, one of the Swartland's most celebrated naturally minded producers, working out of his Kalmoesfontein farm on the granite slopes of the Paardeberg. The recipe: a fresh, light bodied red built from low yielding old bush vines on the farm plus some top tier fruit borrowed