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2012 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay
Chardonnay
- South Africa
- Cape South Coast
- Walker Bay
- Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 107
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A L P Likes this wine: 92 points
May 16, 2019 - This bottle has no sulfur at all. Just delicious, drinking at cellar temperature. Yum. Yum.
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NickBurwood Likes this wine: 90 points
May 12, 2019 - Although in now slow decline, has proved an excellent compromise Chardonnay between European restraint and Californian richness.
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HPringle Likes this wine: 89 points
May 12, 2019 - Always a favourite but on basis of this showing this vintage has peaked and should be enjoyed within the year. A fine wine, but lacking some acidity- still enjoyable but without the interest of younger vintages.
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NickBurwood Likes this wine: 90 points
March 11, 2019 - Drink up soon.
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sastal wrote: 91 points
March 5, 2019 - Beautiful Chardonnay. Drink up as this is going down. Wish I had opened it one or two years ago. Still, a very pleasant, almost Burgundian experience (aged Premier Cru level).
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/5/2014 (link)(Hamilton Russell Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2013, IWC Issue #168 (link)(Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
8/23/2013 (link) 91 points(Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay) Light yellow color; appealing, white jasmine, almond, pear nose; medium bodied, white jasmine, almond, ripe pear palate; could use 1 year; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White
- Producer Hamilton Russell Vineyards
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country South Africa
- Region Cape South Coast
- SubRegion Walker Bay
- Appellation Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
- UPC Codes 089419181029, 6002525000255
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
- In Cellars 440 (29%)
- Consumed 1,077 (71%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
baked Caribbean rubbed hake with sumac fennel, Cod with egg-and-butter sauce, Risotto fruits de merWho Likes This Wine
98% Like It 45 votes
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- ProducerHamilton Russell Vineyards
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountrySouth Africa
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