Reyneke Organic White
£15.89
£21.19 per litre · incl. 20% VAT
In Stock — 8 bottles available
South Africa's biodynamic pioneer turns its 'less is more' philosophy into a brilliantly drinkable everyday white. A Sauvignon-led blend with Semillon for texture, think gooseberry, lime zest and a savoury, saline finish. Certified organic, vegan-friendly, and the kind of bottle you'll happily open on a Tuesday.
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Our Verdict
We rate Reyneke as one of the most quietly important estates in South Africa, the first fully biodynamic-certified producer in the country, and one of the very few making organic wines that taste this generous at this price. The Organic White is our go-to recommendation when someone asks for an honest, well-made weeknight Cape white with a conscience. There's a savoury, saline edge here that lifts it above most Sauvignon blends we taste, and the Semillon creaminess gives it real food-friendly weight. Buy it by the case, it disappears.
Tasting Notes
Crisp and unmistakably Cape on the nose: gooseberry and ripe guava lifted by a twist of lime zest, with that telltale whisper of cut grass that signals proper Sauvignon. The palate follows through with green apple bite and a savoury, almost saline edge that keeps things lively. Then the Semillon steps in, a quiet creaminess broadening the mid-palate before a fresh, gently grippy finish that asks for another sip.
Green orchard fruit
Crunchy green apple and underripe pear give the wine its backbone, fresh, juicy, and mouthwatering from first sip to last.
Gooseberry and guava
Classic Cape Sauvignon character: tangy gooseberry meets fleshier tropical guava, with a fine cut of lime zest sharpening the focus.
Saline minerality
A subtle salt-spray quality runs through the palate, a nod to the cooling False Bay breezes that shape these Polkadraai vineyards.
About This Wine
Here's a white wine that earns its place in the fridge on any given week. Reyneke farms the most exciting biodynamic estate in Stellenbosch, and their Organic White is the friendliest expression of that philosophy, a wine that proves cleaner farming and proper drinkability aren't mutually exclusive.
Sauvignon Blanc leads the blend at just over half, with Semillon filling in the curves. The Sauvignon brings the lift you want from a Cape white: gooseberry, lime zest, a whisper of cut grass and crunchy green apple. The Semillon does the quiet, important work underneath, adding a creamy weight and a subtle saltiness that lingers far longer than the price tag suggests.
In the cellar, the approach is deliberately hands-off. Each variety is fermented separately in stainless steel, sees a touch of skin contact, and rests on its fine lees for five months before blending. The result is fresh, grippy and textured, a white with backbone as well as charm.
Pour it with grilled prawns, a goat's cheese salad, a lemon-dressed chicken, or smoked trout on rye. It's the bottle you reach for when you want something genuinely good without making a fuss. We ship it across the UK, usually within a couple of days, and it's a thoughtful pick for anyone who cares about how their wine is farmed.
Food Pairing
Built for casual eating. Pour it alongside grilled prawns with garlic butter, a goat's cheese and beetroot salad, or fish and chips on a Friday night, that saline edge cuts through batter beautifully. The Semillon weight handles a Thai green curry or a creamy chicken pie, while the Sauvignon brightness keeps everything feeling fresh. Brilliant as a garden aperitif too.
- —Grilled prawns with garlic and chilli butter
- —Goat's cheese and roasted beetroot salad
- —Beer-battered fish and chips with tartare sauce
- —Thai green chicken curry
- —Smoked trout pâté on sourdough
How to Serve
Temperature
Properly chilled but not icy, about an hour and a half in the fridge, or twenty minutes in an ice bucket.
Decanting
No need to decant. A quick swirl in the glass is all it takes to release the gooseberry and guava aromatics. If anything, avoid serving too cold from the fridge door, those fruit notes need a touch of warmth to show.
Glass
A standard white wine glass with a slightly tapered rim helps focus the lifted citrus and herbal aromatics.
Ageing & Cellaring
Made for drinking now. The unoaked, stainless-steel approach is all about freshness, and that's where the pleasure lies, open it within a couple of years of release while the gooseberry lift and citrus snap are at their brightest. There's no cellar reward waiting for the patient here.
The Land
The home vineyards sit on decomposed granite in the Polkadraai Hills, while the bought-in organic fruit comes off sandy loam soils elsewhere in the Western Cape. Together they give the wine its backbone, well-drained, low-vigour ground that pushes the vines to work, with cool ocean air keeping the acids fresh and the aromatics lifted.
The Winemaking
Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon are handled separately, each given a couple of hours of skin contact after destemming to draw out aromatics without grabbing anything coarse. Only the free-run juice goes forward, fermented cool in stainless steel to keep the fruit bright and the lines clean. Five months on the fine lees adds the texture and gentle creaminess you feel mid-palate, before the two varieties are blended and bottled. No oak, no make-up, just clean fruit, careful timing, and a winemaker's restraint.
About the Producer
Reyneke
Reyneke is the name to know when it comes to South African biodynamics. Johan Reyneke founded the estate in the Polkadraai Hills west of Stellenbosch and set about doing things the harder way, organic certification came first, then full biodynamic status, making Reyneke the first fully biodynamic-certified wine estate in the country. Cattle and sheep graze between the rows, cover crops feed the soils, and the famous biodynamic preparations, horn manure, horn silica, go out on schedule. Cellarmaster Rudiger Gretschel has been alongside Johan for two decades, translating that vineyard philosophy into the glass. The whole approach can be summed up in three words they actually live by: less is more.