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| CHARDONNAY 2016 WO Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Walker Bay |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
HAMILTON RUSSELL |
| Bright medium yellow colour. Fairly intense, complex, maturing, very toasty, spicy, ripe lemon meringue nose with some faintly peppery, cedary notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, slightly spicy, intense, warm ripe lemon meringue flavours and a long, lingering, lime-tinged, fairly high acid, toasty finish. Has 13% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar. TONY ASPLER / 93-points / TRY - Toast, spicy, apple-melon nose with a barnyard note; medium to full-bodied, dry, elegant, peachy-apple flavour with well-integrated oak and a long. complex finish. A seamless wine. Bravo! The recommended best buy 2013 (***) with 92-points was released on July 11, 2015 at $37.95. |
CSPC |
931006 |
| Type |
White Table Wine |
| Agent |
Tri Alt |
| Country |
South Africa |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Intense, Complex, Spicy, Ripe |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Chardonnay underwent less malolactic than other vintages to preserve the acidity, around 40%, and the wine matured in 38% new oak for nine to ten months. Yields were very low at around 20 hectoliters per hectare. It is much less rich than the 2015, yet it displays finer delineation and perhaps more mineralité. The palate is very well balanced with superb tension, brimming full of energy and fanning out with nutmeg and smoked walnut notes towards the somewhat feisty finish. Drink Date: 2018-2032. Score - 93 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, April 28, 2017) |
Price |
$ 43.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 30, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
159 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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