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Reserve Chardonnay

8.716 ratings

8.93 pro ratings

Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa

Chardonnay

Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces

Top Notes For

8.9

Fresh herbs, sea salt, ripe yellow delicious apple, sweet baking spices, allspice, Meyer lemon, juicy peach, fresh apricot, crushed stone - decomposed granite. 35% new oak, 15% stainless steel. 1/3 malo, 10 months in barrel/tank. Medium+ finish, medium minus acid, elevated body. A week of fermentation with indigenous yeasts, then inoculate to ferment to dry. Linear.

Fresh herbs, sea salt, ripe yellow delicious apple, sweet baking spices, allspice, Meyer lemon, juicy peach, fresh apricot, crushed stone - decomposed granite. 35% new oak, 15% stainless steel. 1/3 malo, 10 months in barrel/tank. Medium+ finish, medium minus acid, elevated body. A week of fermentation with indigenous yeasts, then inoculate to ferment to dry. Linear.

Jan 16th, 2020

7.2

20190414 parklane S Africa chef w20002w

20190414 parklane S Africa chef w20002w

Apr 14th, 2019

8.7

2006...
Fruity and complicated...

2006...
Fruity and complicated...

Oct 28th, 2018

Henry Gorndorff

9.3

Loved this - light, fresh and a taste of summer

Loved this - light, fresh and a taste of summer

Feb 17th, 2017

9.0

Jake had this 4 years ago

Jake had this 4 years ago

Dec 9th, 2020

8.7

Andy had this 8 years ago

Andy had this 8 years ago

Aug 13th, 2016

9.2

Tjeerd had this 2 years ago

Tjeerd had this 2 years ago

Dec 28th, 2022

8.8

Luc had this 5 years ago

Luc had this 5 years ago

Dec 28th, 2019

Daniel Schoneveld

8.8

Daniel had this 8 years ago

Daniel had this 8 years ago

Aug 22nd, 2016

8.6

Jan had this 9 years ago

Jan had this 9 years ago

Mar 25th, 2016