Ataraxia
Chardonnay 2017
South African Wines
About the SessionThe South African session brings together a selection of the Cape’s most historic and celebrated wines, spanning decades of winemaking heritage. From Kanonkop, Meerlust and Rustenberg to Klein Constantia and Thelema, the collection showcases landmark Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux-style blends and the iconic Vin de Constance, offering collectors a rare opportunity to explore some of South Africa’s most enduring and influential wines across multiple vintages.
LOT 5
Ataraxia
Chardonnay 2017
About this Item
Provenance
Single-Owner Private Collection
Critics Ratings
"Utterly engaging, combines vivid fruit with smoke, cereal, toast and oyster-shell minerality. Grown-up Chardonnay, and that smoky length is gorgeous. Lots of oak influence on the finish, but by no means overdone." - Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Nov 2018)
"The 2017 Chardonnay has a bright citrus peel nose with touches of crushed stone and honeysuckle. Over the course of two hours it gains intensity and cohesion. The palate is very well balanced with fleeting tropical notes that want to take over the show, but the terroir moderates any exoticism to retain nervosité through to the finish. Excellent." - Neal Martin, Vinous, 93/100 (Mar 2020)
"The 2017 Chardonnay begins with a solid nose. Everything that you would hope for in a Chardonnay translates from the nose to the palate, oak tones of cinnamon, followed by fresh-cut apples, lemon blossoms, with a soft nuttiness and toasted brioche. The palate shows a focused balance with a medium to full body. It has depth, texture and breadth along with elegance and finesse and finishes with a long, velvety yet powerful finish. All around, an impressive wine with 17,000 bottles being produced." - Anthony Mueller, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92+/100 (Oct 2019)
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