De Wetshof Lesca Chardonnay 2021
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Robertson's soils' limestone and clay components help the vines to develop strong citrus flavors with a pronounced nuttiness on the palate. Ageing in oak enhances the nutty and citrus fruit flavors of this wine, unleashing a plush elegance. This wine matures beautifully, the years add dimension and complexity.
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A creamy, well-detailed white, with a fresh spine of acidity finely meshed to a range of poached pear and white peach fruit, preserved lemon, white blossom and salted green almond notes. The lingering finish is clean-cut and lightly toasty, with hints of vanilla and brioche.
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The 2021 Lesca Chardonnay offers a delicate, powdery, rocky essence with an elegant and finessed nose of fresh-cut Meyer lemon and notions of green and yellow apple skin. Medium-bodied, it beams with a bright and energetic mouthfeel of succulent acidity. As the Chardonnay sits on the palate, it continues to uncoil, offering additional layers and a delicate mineral tension that ends with a crisp, food-friendly, citrus-laced finish
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Danie began his winemaking career after studying at Geisenheim in Germany, returning to South Africa in the early 1970s to work alongside his father who began the De Wetshof Estate. Over the years, careful planning has gone into soil mapping the estate’s vineyards to identify the ideal terroir for the various varietals Danie nurtures both in the alluvial soils near the Breede River, as well as the lime rich slopes stretching up from the river. The Estate has become renowned for its elegant, award-winning wines and its innovative and advanced used of technology in the vineyard and cellar.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Within the Breede River Valley in South Africa, Robertson is a warm and dry winegrowing region notable for its white wines. The region is home to an increasing number of estates and cooperatives.