De Wetshof Lesca Chardonnay 2014
Chardonnay
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2014
Size
750ML
ABV
14%
Features
Screw Cap
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Winemaker Notes
The soils' limestone and clay components help the vines to develop strong citrus flavors with a pronounced nuttiness on the mid-palate which leads through to a clean finish with zesty citrus notes.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2014 Limestone Hill Chardonnay has a more austere but more intellectual bouquet compared to the Bon Vallon with stony, mineral scents coming through with aeration. The palate is well-balanced with vibrant acidity, plush peach and mango notes with a refined but generous finish that offers hints of apricot and fruit salad on the aftertaste. Excellent.
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Wine Spectator
A lush, forward style, with alluring papaya, melon and creamed peach flavors laced with a hint of grilled hazelnut. Has just enough zip to keep going in the end. For fans of the tropical style. Drink now.
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De Wetshof is a well-established top Burgundian style winery based in Robertson (160km from Cape Town). Owner Danie De Wet is the pioneer of Chardonnay in South Africa, creating a wide range of styles (unwooded and wooded).
Danie began his winemaking career after studying at Geisenheim in Germany, returning to South Africa in the early 1970s to work alongside his father who began the De Wetshof Estate. Over the years, careful planning has gone into soil mapping the estate’s vineyards to identify the ideal terroir for the various varietals Danie nurtures both in the alluvial soils near the Breede River, as well as the lime rich slopes stretching up from the river. The Estate has become renowned for its elegant, award-winning wines and its innovative and advanced used of technology in the vineyard and cellar.
EPC142274_2014 Item# 142274