JancisRobinson.com (Tamlyn Currin): “100% Chenin from a vineyard on the west coast, 10 km from the Atlantic. Planted in 1997. Winemaker Sakkie Mouton picks this vineyard on the same day, 16 February, every year. He wants to build a 10-year vertical view of the vineyard to see how different (or not) the wine turns out to be if picked on the same day every year. None of his wines goes through malo. Smells like sourdough starter, salted goat’s butter, fennel pollen. Very crystalline in structure. Crunchy. Coruscating. Incredibly taut acidity, high focus, high drive. Savennières-like. Drink now-2030.” 16.5+ points

Greg Sherwood MW (previous vintage): “The refinement of this 2021 Chenin Blanc must surely represent a seminal moment in the evolution of the Crayfish Blanc. All the tell tale signs of the ‘Wes Kus’ are evident on the nose with multiple waves of maritime sea breeze, kelp on the beach and rock salt that combine with distinctly savoury, leesy biscuit nuances, waxy Granny Smith apples, yellow grapefruit citrus and wet stone mineral complexity. The beautiful palate shows noticeably extra textural depth and breadth compared to earlier vintages but also incredible intensity and piercing fruit concentration. There are notes of white citrus, tangerine peel, tart green apples, tangy lemon cordial and subtle notes of fresh litchi juice dusted with rock salt, dried fynbos herbs and nori seaweed. Fabulous precision and focus combine to make this one hell of a wine that finishes with deliciously tangy lemony acids and a pronounced saline white citrus fruit persistency. This is next level Chenin Blanc in my book that celebrates its own unique sense of place together with a maturing winemaking know-how. Simply stunning. Undoubtedly Sakkie’s best yet. Drink from release and over the next 10 to 15+ years.. 13% alc.“ 97 points