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Richard Kershaw Wines,
Ready, but will improve,
Richard describes 2015 as a “superlative year” – doubtless one of the reasons the Platter Guide awarded this wine five stars. Picture-perfect grapes captured prime acidity levels, fruit concentration and texture. The resulting wine offers notes of white peppercorn, iodine and blackberry. It’s precise with very fine, supple tannins and a subtle grip. A mineral and restrained style of Syrah, this is a wonderful accompaniment to lamb cassoulet or a cheese board. Drink now to 2022.
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (spring 2018)
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (spring 2018)
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£36.00
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Richard Kershaw Wines,
Ready, but will improve,
Richard Kershaw’s 2016 vintage Clonal Selection Chardonnay displays an inherent elegance and restraint. Notes of spice and flint are layered with citrus pith and white blossom. The attack is brisk and leads to a refined, scented palate. There is a hint of grip and the oak is completely integrated, contributing to a texturally very fine wine. Fresh with a long, mineral finish, it’s the perfect match for roasted poultry or buttery sole meunière. While delicious now, it will reward patient cellaring; drink now to 2022.
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (spring 2018)
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (spring 2018)
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£200.00
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Richard Kershaw Wines,
Ready, but will improve,
Richard Kershaw’s GPS range celebrates exemplary parcels of vines from outside the Elgin region. The Vermaaklikheid Chardonnay is sourced from a unique parcel of Chardonnay on limestone soils, lending this wine bright energy and a mineral edge. Notes of orange pith and peel, lemon curd and more tropical fruit are coupled with racy acidity and spice. Pithy and textural, this has a wonderful salinity and purity, which will continue to evolve. Fresh and very long, drink now or over the next 10 years (to 2028).
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (spring 2018)
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (spring 2018)
Bottle
£39.95
Case price (6)
£239.70
Bottle 6 x 75cl 5cs
£186.30
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£43.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 19cs
£201.54
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£44.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 37cs
£206.58
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£46.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 6cs
£216.54
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Richard Kershaw Wines,
Ready, but will improve,
This three-bottle case is a collection of three masterfully crafted Chardonnays from Richard Kershaw. The inspiration for the Deconstructed wines stems from Richard’s belief that Elgin has both a signature grape and regional distinctions. Here, he has judiciously selected specific Elgin sites and Burgundian clones to express their distinct qualities.
The Lake District Bokkeveld Shales CY 95 is aromatic, fuller-bodied and rich, with white peach flesh and a delicate perfume. The Groenland Bokkeveld Shales CY 548 is structured and concentrated, with aromas of lemon blossom and a flinty minerality. The Groenland Koffieklip CY 96 has slightly lower alcohol. It’s elegant and sharp, with subtle citrus, peach blossom with a nutty complexity.
The wines all possess an inherent elegance and restraint. There is a hint of grip and the oak is completely integrated, contributing to texturally very fine wines. They are fresh and very, very long.
This case contains one bottle (75cl) of each of the following:
2015 Lake District Bokkeveld Shales CY 95
2015 Groenland Bokkeveld Shales CY 548
2015 Groenland Koffieklip CY 96
The Lake District Bokkeveld Shales CY 95 is aromatic, fuller-bodied and rich, with white peach flesh and a delicate perfume. The Groenland Bokkeveld Shales CY 548 is structured and concentrated, with aromas of lemon blossom and a flinty minerality. The Groenland Koffieklip CY 96 has slightly lower alcohol. It’s elegant and sharp, with subtle citrus, peach blossom with a nutty complexity.
The wines all possess an inherent elegance and restraint. There is a hint of grip and the oak is completely integrated, contributing to texturally very fine wines. They are fresh and very, very long.
This case contains one bottle (75cl) of each of the following:
2015 Lake District Bokkeveld Shales CY 95
2015 Groenland Bokkeveld Shales CY 548
2015 Groenland Koffieklip CY 96
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£222.00
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Richard Kershaw Wines,
Ready, but will keep,
Richard has stepped up his game with his 2013 Syrah. While the 2012 was very good, the 2013 is truly impressive. The nose is awash with blueberry, damson and white pepper. The palate is medium-bodied, svelte and full of Old World sensibility with a moreish, savoury, tannin edge and much more structure than the previous vintage. The acidity is lifted and, along with a graphite note and mineral edge, gives this Syrah a refinement one often finds in the wines of the Northern Rhône. Excellent. Drink 2017-2022.
Stuart Rae, Private Account Manager
Stuart Rae, Private Account Manager
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£147.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£148.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£150.00
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Richard Kershaw Wines,
Ready, but will improve,
Born and raised in the UK, Richard Kershaw enjoyed a successful career as a chef before entering the world of wine. Now a Master of Wine turned winemaker, his aim is to produce classically proportioned wines with an innate sense of place. All his wines are produced from specifically selected French clones.
Elgin’s cool climate contributes to a more mineral and restrained style of Syrah here. Add Richard’s extraordinary attention to detail and you have a wine that breaks all expectations. Notes of tapenade, iodine and white peppercorn combine with a core of dark-skinned fruits, bolstered by fine tannins and a persistent finish. Drink now to 2022.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
£195.00
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Born and raised in the UK, Richard Kershaw enjoyed a successful career as a chef before discovering wine. After travelling extensively, he arrived in South Africa in 1999 and, by 2009, was Group Winemaker of Mulderbosch and Kanu. Richard became a Master of Wine in 2011 and established Richard Kershaw Wines in January 2012.
He is now pursuing his dream of making his own wine in the cool climate of Elgin, in the Overberg wine region of the Western Cape. His intention is to create site-specific, cool-climate wines from high-quality French clones of the Chardonnay and Syrah grapes. His site, in one of South Africa’s coolest wine districts, Elgin, benefits from higher altitude, proximity to the ocean, specific cloud cover sequencing and large differences in day and night temperatures, all of which allow his Chardonnay and Syrah to show a true sense of place. The climate leans toward Southern Burgundy and the Northern Rhône, affording Richard’s wines a surprisingly Old World feel.
They are extremely impressive, a fact recognised by John Platter, who awarded the first vintage of his Chardonnay (2012) a straight 5/5 stars, a feat that was repeated with the ‘13 Chardonnay. This is a small operation, however, and volumes are limited.