Private Seller Auction | Iconic South African Collection and benchmark 2010 Bordeaux
Timed Online Auction, 30 April - 12 May 2025
South Africa - White
About the SessionA carefully curated selection of fine wines that have been impeccably stored.
About this Item
Chris & Andrea only ever produced 1 680 bottles of Chardonnay from this high altitude Kaaimansgat vineyard and this is a rare opportunity to secure a few bottles. It possesses a calm coolness, with stone fruit and lemon biscuits on the nose. The palate has a creamy, limey, citrus character with exotic spice notes and is full but balanced by a fresh, tight finish. This profound wine tastes as fresh and precise as it did on release and has many years ahead of it.
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Critics Ratings
'Several of South Africa's best Chardonnays come from the high altitude Elandskloof vineyard and this is not far behind them in its first vintage. Creamy, rich and aromatic, it has attractive stone fruit notes, piercing minerality and a patina of stylish oak.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 93/100
'It has a well-defined, attractive bouquet with very slight reduction, praline and dried honey emerging with time in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a slightly waxiness, impressive weight in the mouth with a hint of sour lemon counterbalancing the controlled richness and weight on the finish. It probably needs another year in bottle.' - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 90/100 (Apr 2017)
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