Morgan Diamant

9.7

04.14.24 - special wine. Lemons curd, seamless, creamy, rich, & round but driven with plenty of acidity. An intriguing pithiness, almost grapey minerality streak throughout. Too often wines are compared with Grand Cru Burgundy, but this delivers and belongs in the conversation as one of the great Chardonnays in the world. — 4 days ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.0

2014: lovely delicacy, and harmony on the nose. Lightly creamy, floral, gentle Apple. Very elegant, harmonious style, with a lightly savoury finish (right on the end) good fruit, not an amazingly complex style, but very well poised. — 9 years ago

Louise Perold

9.0

Awesome... Dark deliciousness..2009 — 9 years ago

with Joanne

Meg Herring

9.0

Another toasty wine from Ataraxia. This time with spices and cranberries. Once again, would be awesome in winter! — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Muled back from the winery. Delicious. — 8 years ago

Julia van der Vink

Production Forlorn Hope Winery

10

Young vines that ball. Epic $12 bottle. — 9 years ago

hiro

8.9

スクリューキャップ　温度上がると樽きつい — 5 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

@Delectable Wine this is the 2017 Ataraxia Cape Winemakers Guild Under the Gravel Chardonnay.

Our first time every at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction and we will make sure to come back! (Tasting was on 9/28/18).

Tenth wine at the Friday Auction Tasting for the Cape Winemakers Guild and eighth still white wine. This is made up of 100% Chardonnay by Kevin Grant from the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge region. Aged for nine months in tight-grained Burgundian French oak. Only 61 cases produced with 40 being auctioned in 2018.

Very light pale greenish yellow. Fresh and elegant nose with white blossoms, honeysuckle and citrus. Medium plus acidity (7/10) with a light plus body. Crisp and clean on the palate with tons of minerality, green apples and a little floral. Long finish. Drink from 2019 till 2027.

$$ - Tasted at the Cape Winemakers Auction. Average bid at auction was R2,989.00 ($35.20 a bottle) a case. Highest bid was R3,800.00 ($44.75 a bottle) and lowest bid was R2,400.00 ($28.26 a bottle).

#ataraxia #chardonnay #hemelenaarde #walkerbay #southafrica #cwgauction #cwg #whitewine
— 6 years ago

with Sean and India