When one is near the end of two tastings in the
same day, having tasted over 60 wines, many of which were young and somewhat
tannic, sometimes quite acidic, it takes a very special wine to blow the
cobwebs out of one’s mind and delight the palate
Craig and Anne Wessels’ Restless River
Chardonnay from the Hemel en Aarde valley has impressed many of the best
critics and was scored 96/100 by British critic Tim Atkin and 95 by Jamie
Goode. The 2015 is in perfect balance. A subtle but intense mineral base supports
delicious citrus fruit in perfect balance. It is barrel fermented but the wood
does not overpower the fruit; again, a perfect balance
The 2015 we tasted was an unlabelled pre-release sample; the photograph shows the 2014
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2017
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