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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2015 (based on 31 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JasonMcFall on 10/18/2011 & rated 87 points: Rather over oaky, and a little oxidised. Not as exciting as I'd hoped (1937 views) | | | Tasted by Fat cat on 9/20/2010 & rated 90 points: Wonderful ripe chardonnay bursting with interest. (1926 views) | | | Tasted by Fat cat on 1/1/2009 & rated 90 points: Superb complex chardonnay. (2241 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, March/April 2009, IWC Issue #143
(Rustenberg Wines Chardonnay Five Soldiers Stellenbosch) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Rustenberg Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeSouth Africa Wines of South AfricaStellenbosch Stellenbosch Wine RoutesStellenboschThe historical town of Stellenbosch boasts a winemaking tradition which stretches back to the end of the 17th-century.
Stellenbosch is the educational and research centre of the winelands. Stellenbosch University is the only one in South Africa with a viticultural and oenological department, and many of the country's most successful winemakers studied there. The Nietvoorbij Institute of Viticulture and Oenology is also in Stellenbosch and this organisation has one of the most modern experimental wineries in the world and, at its experimental farms (situated in several wine growing districts), important research into new varietals, clones and rootstocks is undertaken.
The mountainous terrain, good rainfall, deep well-drained soils and diversity of terroirs make this a sought-after viticultural area. The rapidly increasing number of wine estates includes some of the most famous names in Cape wine. The district, with its mix of historic estates and contemporary wineries, produces excellent examples of almost all the noble grape varieties.
The intensively farmed Stellenbosch district has been divided up into several smaller viticultural pockets including Jonkershoek Valley, Papegaaiberg, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, Bottelary, Devon Valley and Banghoek. |
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