Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Selective pickings of Chardonnay single-vineyard, natural ferment/maturation in oak, 5% amphora sur lie, stainless steel, deliver usual riveting tension, ripe lime, spice complexity in 2018. Increased texture, fine-grained density yield to breathtaking flinty, limy persistence.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (97/100)

'"It's not the winemaker," says Craig Wessels, "I've just got great sites." His vineyards are certainly first class, but I think the man is being too modest here. Consistently one of the New World's best Chardonnays, this is complex, balanced and judiciously wooded with 10% amphorae-fermented juice adding some va-va-voom. 2019-27.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 96/100

'Much riper nose than the 2017 and altogether a much better balanced wine whose high acidity is nicely balanced by almost balletic slimline fruit. Not an ounce of fat on this wine but you could drink it already - and it should age well.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16+/20 (Nov 2020)