Lelie van Saron, Chardonnay, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Walker Bay, South Africa 2020
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Tasted by:
(at London, 31 Aug 2022)
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2026
This Chardonnay comes from a single dryland block on the Bosman estate in the Upper-Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. It is fresher and more focused than many 2020 Cape whites, partly because it didn't go through malolactic. Taut and saline, with cream, fresh lemon, vanilla and clementine flavours and just a whisper of oak.
Producer
Lelie van Saron
Brand
Chardonnay
Vintage
2020
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
South Africa
Region
Walker Bay
Appellation
Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.20%
Body
Medium
Oak
Lightly Oaked
Grapes
100% Chardonnay