Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2023
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley WO
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A true Grand Cru of the Cape and Platter's Wine of the Year 2022. It’s a fine, complex Chardonnay from a winery with vineyards close to the sea. A beautifully balanced white, fermented and aged in French oak, with mineral zip and spiced ripe fruit.
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Wine Details
- White - Dry
- Fine wine
South Africa- Light Gold
- Chardonnay
- 10.125 Units
- Vegan
- 13.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2038
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Rounded, mouthfilling, creamy orchard fruits, citrus and spice
Aroma
Aniseed, smoke, honeysuckle, pear and apple fruit, creamy spice
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Founded in 1975, this iconic estate is a renowned cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay specialist. It took founder Tim Russell years of research to discover the best site to plant his first vines. He bought a 170-hectare plot next to Hermanus, by the sea, in the Hemel-en-Aarde (aptly translating as heaven on earth) subregion of Walker Bay. His son, Anthony, took over in 1991 and narrowed the estate plantings to Burgundy's top two grapes. Their philosophy is well summed up by Anthony's words: "we are using Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to express the beauty and personality of Hamilton Russell Vineyards". Fermented in part-new (26%) French oak and aged in barrel for 9 months, this is a fine, complex white with a strong core of minerality.
Founded in 1975, this iconic estate is a renowned cool-climate Pinot Noir and Ch...
Full-bodied, deliciously spicy and toasty, with bright acidity and a long, pristine finish
James Suckling, critic
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