2012-ANVIL-Chardonnay-Haskell-Vineyards

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2012 Chardonnay Haskell Vineyards

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin South Africa
ABV 12.5%

Stony vineyard. Decomposed granite and sandstone. Lovely purity on the nose, ripe yellow fruit but savoury and creamy/mealy too. Precise, bright and elegant. Plenty of fruit but a lot more. Intense and long. Drinking range: 2016 - 2022 Rating: 17/20 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2015)


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Bright, pale yellow. Sexy, musky aromas of lime peel, white peach and flinty minerality, with a touch of Burgundian hazelnut. Rich, silky and dry, with mineral-driven acidity enlivening the flavors of lemon, white flowers and vanillin oak. This sophisticated, uncompromising Chardonnay should evolve slowly. (just 12.3% alcohol; no malolactic fermentation; 50% new oak Drinking range: 2015 - 2021 Rating: 90 Stephen Tanzer, www.vinousmedia.com (Jun 2015)

Aromas of white peach and citrus, with floral, flint and hazelnut influences. The palate is framed by youthful acidity, with harmonious fruit and oak balance. Finished with subtle toasted almond and baked bread after flavours. Total production five Barrels.Winemaker's notes (Oct 2014)

Seamlessly svelte & elegant 2012 offers lime & lemon curd vibrancy as it glissades on polished oak stage. Integration & harmony as good as 2011. Refined & silky, with a light zesty twist in the long, full finish. Rating: **** Platter's South African Wine Guide (Oct 2014)

Haskell Vineyards

The Haskell Vineyards estate is in the Helderberg, the revered Stellenbosch sub-region which contains many of South Africa's greatest wine names, the 23 hectares of vineyards neighbouring Rust en Vrede, Stellenzicht and Bilton.

The estate was originally names Dombeya after a wild native pear tree that gows in the area, and this is the name used for the 'Dombeya' range, which is designed to represent great value at its price point and to offer an insight into the capacity of the estate to make stylish wines of individuality.

The founding winemaker, Rianie Strydom, has now handed over the baton to Rudolph Steenkamp, who joined the estate as assistant winemaker and vineyard manager in June 2018. Rudolph has worked for four vintages at Groot Constantia, as well as in France.

Awarded an elite five star rating in the upcoming 2010 John Platter Guide, Haskell also made history by becoming the first South African winery to win Best Red Wine and Best Wine in Show at the prestigious 2009 Tri-Nations Challenge, a yearly competition between the finest wines of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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