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White
2014 Rustenberg Chardonnay
Chardonnay
- South Africa
- Coastal Region
- Stellenbosch
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 90 points
November 11, 2022 - Drank with a friend as an aperitif. The last of my 6 bottles and it has kept very well. Buttery, with some oak showing, but well balanced. Apples. Very good.
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Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 89 points
October 31, 2022 - Lightly chilled, opened and poured. It is evident that this chardonnay has kept very well and continues to taste well. Light amber colour. Nose and palate are buttery, with a hint of oak showing, which has surely helped this keep well. Medium bodied, appley, peaches. Good finish. Delightful, but need drinking up soon.
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Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 91 points
July 6, 2021 - Initially drinking this on it's own whilst watching The Wine Society's chardonnay webinar. Silver / gold colour. A lovely rich nose showing tropical fruit, butter, cream. The palate is wonderfully complex, excellently balanced, peaches and green apples, just a hint of oakiness. Long finish. Clearly this isn't going to be great forever as it's already 7 years from the vintage, so don't keep too long. But at the moment, it's drinking really well.
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Chateau-de-Plonk wrote: 89 points
April 1, 2021 - Aged parcel from the Wine Society. Superb value for money given that this is Rustenbergs standard Chardonnay.
This is in great shape. Bottle age has brought out a lovely nutty note but the purity of the fruit still remains. Tastes like good white Burgundy (south or warm vintage perhaps). Oak perfectly integrated.
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empire80 Likes this wine: 90 points
December 24, 2020 - Rich and buttery balanced by some lemon and mineral notes. Excellent value.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type White
- Producer Rustenberg
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country South Africa
- Region Coastal Region
- SubRegion Stellenbosch
- Appellation Stellenbosch
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 47 (17%)
- Consumed 226 (83%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerRustenberg
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountrySouth Africa
- SubRegionStellenbosch
- AppellationStellenbosch
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