About the wine
Old World tradition in a South African Chardonnay
- Just west of Cape Town, surrounded by mountains, is the Elgin Valley – home to cool climate growing conditions and shale-based soils. They're what give this Chardonnay fresh, bright flavor.
- Light lemon and toasted vanilla spice come together in this deliciously unique white wine.
- For fans of Old World style Chardonnay (think White Burgundy), this bottle is your bag. If you're enjoying it within the first year of ordering, we recommend decanting to allow all the flavors to expand.
Best before
Although, you can drink this wine now, I recommend decanting or allowing it to breathe. Optimally, this is a wine that will reward an extra few months in bottle and retain that complexity until 2027.
Serving advice
To get the most out of this wine, I suggest using wide-bowled glasses with a reasonable curvature. Glass suitable for Chardonnay can also double up for Pinot Noir. Serve it chilled but not too cold - 12-14ºC is ideal rather than straight from the fridge.
Food match
As this is a special wine, I would suggest upping the ante on food pairing choices. Personally, I love this with oysters; lobster (or what we call Crayfish) boiled and served simply with lemon, garlic butter - Thermidor is generally too rich for this wine. You can also replace the lobster with some tiger prawns or try pasta in a clam sauce, pan-fried chicken with tarragon and cream sauce; Truffle risotto or even simple bowtie pasta in a creamy wild mushroom sauce.
Contains sulphites
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South Africa
Western Cape & Coastal Region
Chardonnay
Rich White
13.5% ABV
750ml
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Richard Kershaw
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