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2009 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde
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2009 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde

Producer: Hamilton Russell Vineyards
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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92(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2011

Bright, pale yellow-gold.  Pungent aromas of peach, nectarine, lime, hazelnut oil and nutmeg, with a musky iodiney minerality that reminded me of chardonnay from the Meursault/Puligny district.  Deep, rich and perfumed, with a lemony edge giving grip and a light touch to the stone fruit and spice flavors.  Finishes youthful, savory and long, with an almost tannic quality.  A superb vintage for this bottling.

92 Points | Wine Spectator

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Complex, big, balanced
10/22/2011
by Yeates12722273
I have to agree with Steve on this one. Really interesting almost funky nose, great layering of mid palate dominated by various forms of citrus fruit and blossom, with some peach, but not a fruit bomb, lovely acid cut and finish to this. Will be interesting to see it in a couple years. A real revelation to me about sa chard. Could have easily confused it with an expensive mersault if tasted blind.

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South Africa has produced wines in the area of Cape Town since the 17th century, but the country's significant place in the U.S. market is far more recent. During the era of apartheid, trade sanctions imposed on imports from South Africa kept these wines out of the U.S. and many other markets, with the effect that local South African winemakers had little incentive to produce wines that could compete in a global setting...
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Chardonnay

The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of California-Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed...
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