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Rustenberg Chardonnay 2006

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Winery:
Rustenberg Wines
Varietal:
Chardonnay
Region:
South Africa > Stellenbosch
Type:
White Wine
Drink Dates:
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User Tags:  style, oak - heavy, mineral, (tree) fruit, gun flint, finesse, nuts, distinct, typicity, fruit 


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Chardonnay is America's most popular grape and with good reason. Made in styles that range from steely, mineral laced wines with crisp green apple fruit to wines that are buttery, rich, and laden with tropical fruits, there is a Chardonnay that will appeal to every palate. Chardonnay is most closely associated with France's Burgundy region and California's Northern valleys though it has proven successful around the globe.

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Snooth User: SammyT
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This wine is in a beautiful style - while it starts off with distinct oak on the nose after about five minutes in the air the oak becomes beautifully integrated and leads to a true old world styled chardonnay. Full bodied and harmonious with a flinty minerality and tremendous finesse. Notes of citrus, apples, figs and a distinct nuttiness makes this a delicious wine. While typically South African in style it possesses a remarkable blending of old and new world styles.


May 2008

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A typical South African Chardonnay because of its beautiful mineral notes and wonderful oak integration. The aromas have Burgundian characters of flint, peaches, lime and some nuttiness while the palate is elegant with loads of finesse that gives it length and freshness.


 

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