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Tesselaarsdal Chardonnay '21

Tesselaarsdal
Tesselaarsdal Chardonnay '21

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A bright, tight and pure Chardonnay with lifted primary fruit character and notes of citrus blossom, sweet lemon grass and lees spice with a fine dusty minerality, introduce a long, gentle palate, again very expressive but also deliciously classical and restrained. This is a graceful and age-worthy wine with an almost crystalline purity.

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  • Wine Country
    South Africa
  • Grape varieties wine
    Chardonnay
  • Wine-food combination
    White meat, poultry and white fish like cod filet or lightly cooked shellfish like crab and prawn

About this wine

Description & facts

Tesselaarsdal was founded in 2015 by long-standing Hamilton Russell Vineyards employee, Berene Sauls. This wine is named after the historic Overberg farming hamlet of Tesselaarsdal, not far from the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wine appellation, in which Berene was born – a descendant of the freed slaves who were bequeathed the land by former East India Company settler,Jo hannes Tesselaar in 1810. Extreme care is taken to ensure this small-production, classically styled Pinot noir expresses the personality of the cool, maritime, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge from un-irrigated vines and its elevated, stony, clay and iron-rich soils

Producer
Tesselaarsdal
Country of origin
South Africa
Wine Region
Hemel & Aarde Ridge
Vintage
2021
Grape varieties wine
Chardonnay
% of grape varieties wine
100 % Chardonnay
Tasting note
A bright, tight and pure Chardonnay with lifted primary fruit character and notes of citrus blossom, sweet lemon grass and lees spice with a fine dusty minerality, introduce a long, gentle palate, again very expressive but also deliciously classical and restrained. This is a graceful and age-worthy wine with an almost crystalline purity.
Wine-food combination
White meat, poultry and white fish like cod filet or lightly cooked shellfish like crab and prawn
Vinification
Grapes are whole bunch pressed and fermented in clay amphorae and old wooden barrels. Partial malolactic fermentation, 6 months Amphorae ageing on lees before blending and bottling. Spontaneous fermentation using organically grown selected yeast – natural fermentation
Location Vineyard
Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
Soil
Stony, clay and iron-rich soils
Closure
Cork - Beeswax - soft
Serving temperature
14 °C
Ageing potential
Age worthy Chardonnay that will improve even more in the next 3 years
Awards & ratings
92/100 Tim Atkin 93/100 Greg Sherwood MW
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