2013 Anthonij Rupert Cape of Good Hope Serruria Chardonnay, Overberg

2013 Anthonij Rupert Cape of Good Hope Serruria Chardonnay, Overberg

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2013 Anthonij Rupert Cape of Good Hope Serruria Chardonnay, Overberg

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From its home base on historic L’Ormarins wine farm beneath the jagged peaks of the Groot Drakenstein mountains in Franschhoek, Anthonij Rupert Wines has cast its net wide, across the length and breadth of the Cape winelands, in search of what it takes to make the finest wines this corner of the winemaking world has to offer.

The vineyards for this cuvée are located in Elandskloof within the ward of Overberg. Grown at high altitude, between 700 and 900 metres above sea-level, the grapes are cooled to below 14 degrees and the bunches are hand-sorted and whole-bunch pressed. There are obvious rich peach and lime flavours, with a toasty oak note. The texture is silky and there is some nice, attractive acidity with a lively finish.

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Wine Advocate90/100
The 2013 Cape of Good Hope Serruria Chardonnay was picked February 25, cropped at 8 tons per hectare and matured for 11 months in 600-liter French oak barrel. It has a well-defined bouquet with crisp tropical fruit, peach and dried pineapple that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is well-balanced, lithe in the mouth with nicely judged acidity and touches of almond and pine nuts towards the considered finish. Very fine. Drink now-2016.
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate, October 2014 Read more
Stephen Tanzer89/100
Bright light yellow. Complex aromas of lemon, lime, minerals and chalk (from all Dijon clones). Concentrated, smooth and elegant, with a rather high 6.8 g/l r.s. nicely buffered by firm acidity. Brisk flavors of lemon oil, lime and mint. Very little sign of oak here--and nothing phenolic about the energetic, long finish. This was the first vintage for which some 600-liter barrels were used, and the result was a wine of greater finesse, according to Robertson.
Stephen Tanzer - Vinous, April 2015 Read more

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Anthonij Rupert

Anthonij Rupert

From its home base on historic L’Ormarins wine farm beneath the jagged peaks of the Groot Drakenstein mountains in Franschhoek, Anthonij Rupert Wines has cast its net wide, across the length and breadth of the Cape winelands, in search of what it takes to make the finest wines this corner of the winemaking world has to offer.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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