The Tin Mine White
£17.49
£23.32 per litre · incl. 20% VAT
In Stock — 4 bottles available
A Stellenbosch white blend with the kind of layered, food-friendly character that wins over Sauvignon sceptics and Chardonnay loyalists alike. Zevenwacht's Tin Mine White brings together citrus brightness and waxy, barrel-kissed depth in one elegant package, a properly grown-up white from one of the Cape's most historic estates, delivered to your door across the UK.
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UK wide delivery
Our Verdict
We tasted the Tin Mine White against a stack of Stellenbosch whites in the same price bracket, and it was the one we kept pouring a second glass of. There's a quiet confidence here, the citrus and orchard fruit are lifted, the barrel-fermented portion adds genuine texture rather than oaky distraction, and it finishes long and saline. This is a wine for people who've moved past obvious Sauvignon Blanc and want something with a bit more to say. Open one with a slow Sunday roast chicken and you'll see exactly what we mean.
Tasting Notes
A Stellenbosch white blend with real presence. The nose opens with citrus blossom and white peach, layered with a waxy, lanolin-touched note from barrel fermentation that suggests this wine has more to say than a simple aperitif. The palate is textured and quietly serious, stone fruit and lemon pith carried on a saline thread, with subtle oak adding shape rather than flavour. The finish is long, mineral, and bone-dry, with a savoury herbal lift that pulls you back for another sip.
About This Wine
Some white wines shout. The Tin Mine White whispers, and that's exactly why you'll keep coming back to it. From Zevenwacht, a family-run estate tucked into the Bottelary Hills just outside Stellenbosch, this is a white blend that trades obvious tropical fruit for something more interesting: lifted citrus, white peach, a thread of fresh herbs, and a honeyed, waxy weight that builds with every sip. The secret is in the site. Zevenwacht's vineyards climb the south- and south-west-facing slopes of the Ribbokrant, where Atlantic breezes from Table Bay and False Bay sweep in through the afternoon and slow everything down. Grapes hang longer, acids stay bright, flavours grow nuanced. A portion of barrel fermentation rounds out the texture without burying the fruit, giving you a wine with structure as well as charm. Reach for it with pan-seared pork tenderloin and roasted root vegetables, roast chicken with lemon and thyme, or a platter of grilled prawns and aioli on a warm British evening. It's also the bottle to open when you want a white that holds its own through a full meal, not just an aperitif. If you're sending a thoughtful gift to a friend who knows their Cape wines, or just stocking up for the next dinner party, this travels well from our UK warehouse to your doorstep.
Food Pairing
This is a white blend built for the dinner table, not the patio. The texture and weight handle richer dishes than most whites can manage, think roast chicken with lemon and thyme, or pan-seared sea bass with brown butter. It also has the salinity to cope brilliantly with shellfish, and enough body to sit alongside a creamy goat's cheese tart.
- —Roast chicken with lemon, garlic and thyme
- —Pan-seared sea bass with brown butter and capers
- —Grilled prawns with chilli and lime
- —Creamy goat's cheese and caramelised onion tart
- —Slow-cooked pork belly with apple and fennel
How to Serve
Decanting
No need to decant, but don't be afraid to. Twenty minutes in a jug or carafe lets the barrel-fermented notes open up and rewards patient drinkers with a more expressive nose.
Ageing & Cellaring
Drinks beautifully on release but rewards three to five years in a cool, dark cupboard. With time, the citrus and stone fruit notes mellow into honeyed, waxy complexity, and the texture rounds out further. One to drink now if you love freshness, or hold if you're curious how serious Stellenbosch whites develop.
The Land
South and south-west facing slopes between 100 and 200 metres above sea level, on a patchwork of good-quality, varied soils. The aspect dodges the harshest afternoon sun while the maritime breezes from Table Bay and False Bay cool the canopy, a quietly privileged spot for white grapes that need to keep their nerve.
The Winemaking
A Stellenbosch white shaped as much by the cellar as the vineyard. The fruit is handled gently to preserve aromatic lift, with a portion of the blend fermented and matured in barrel to build texture and weight on the palate. That measured oak use adds quiet structure rather than overt vanilla, lending the wine the kind of backbone that lets it drink well on release and develop honeyed, waxy depth over three to five years in bottle.
About the Producer
Zevenwacht
Zevenwacht, 'Seven Expectations' in old Dutch, has roots that reach deep into Stellenbosch's three-century wine story, and you can feel that lineage in every bottle. The Johnson family took the reins of the estate in 1992 and have spent the years since building on those foundations: tending 100 hectares of carefully chosen vineyards, restoring the historic farm, and investing in the people who work the land. Winemaker Hagen Viljoen sits at the heart of it all, balancing the old ways with a quiet willingness to embrace what modern cellars can offer. The result is a house style that feels both classic and alive, finely crafted, elegant, never showy.