Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 4 - 16 March 2020
Wine
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About this Item
Richard Kershaw was a successful chef in the UK before working as a cellar-hand in California, Chile, France, Germany and Hungary. He relocated to South Africa in 1999 and is currently one of only ten Masters of Wine who actively produce their own wine. Focusing on cool climate, site-specific, clonally-selected wines, Richard hit the ground running in Elgin valley, immediately gaining a reputation as one of South Africa’s finest Chardonnay producers and most knowledgeable winemakers.
Richard Kershaw was a successful chef in the UK before working as a cellar-hand in California, Chile, France, Germany and Hungary. He relocated to South Africa in 1999 and is currently one of only ten Masters of Wine who actively produce their own wine. Focusing on cool climate, site-specific, clonal-selected wines, Richard hit the ground running in Elgin valley, immediately gaining a reputation as one of South Africa’s finest Chardonnay producers and most knowledgeable winemakers.
Critics Ratings
'Master of Wine Richard Kershaw’s Chardonnay gets better with every vintage and is now one of the Cape’s outstanding whites. Using five sources of fruit, all of them in Elgin, this has greater leesy power than the 2013 - more Meursault than Puligny, as it were - but the same sure touch. Rich, complex yet supported by acidity, it’s mealy, subtle and complex, finishing with a mineral-edged flourish. Drink: 2015-20' - Tim Atkin SA Wine Report 2015, 96/100
Provenance
Wine Cellar Private Client
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