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Great Heart Chardonnay 2020 750ml

size
750ml
country
South Africa
appellation
Stellenbosch
VM
93
WA
90
Additional vintages
2022 2020
VM
93
Rated 93 by Vinous Media
The 2020 Chardonnay has a nicely detailed bouquet, not complex yet taut and focused, offering orchard fruit and touches of dewy meadow. The harmonious palate is well balanced with hints of strawberry intertwined with citrus fruit and a faint dab of blood orange. There’s lovely depth here, and a precise, persistent finish. This comes strongly recommended. Just superb. ... More details
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Great Heart Chardonnay 2020 750ml

SKU 894001
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$28.00
/750ml bottle
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Professional Ratings
VM
93
WA
90
VM
93
Rated 93 by Vinous Media
The 2020 Chardonnay has a nicely detailed bouquet, not complex yet taut and focused, offering orchard fruit and touches of dewy meadow. The harmonious palate is well balanced with hints of strawberry intertwined with citrus fruit and a faint dab of blood orange. There’s lovely depth here, and a precise, persistent finish. This comes strongly recommended. Just superb.
WA
90
Rated 90 by Wine Advocate
Ripe, juicy and fresh, the 2020 Chardonnay reveals picturesque and healthy fruit aromas of Bosc pear, sweet Meyer lemon and pan sautéed yellow apples with notions of citrus blossom and lemon pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is focused, precise and balanced with notions of graham cracker, yellow peach and cardamom madeleines. Juicy acidity elevates the mouthfeel before concluding with a food-friendly and delightfully lingering finish. Bravo, it is yet another excellent bottling that was commanded by the Mullineux team for their staff empowerment project. Add this bottle to your shopping list.
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The wine has a light pale straw colour and exudes white Phylica (fynbos) blossom and melba toast on the nose. It awakens the palate with a superb whetstone minerality, thanks to its racy acidity and enticing flavours of fresh Granny Smith apple and candied lemon rind. This rich wine displays complexity and finesse with a broad brioche-like mid-palate and prickly limestone drives the focused and lingering finish. Best served at 10 to 12 ?C.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
South Africa
appellation
Stellenbosch
Additional vintages
2022 2020
Overview
The 2020 Chardonnay has a nicely detailed bouquet, not complex yet taut and focused, offering orchard fruit and touches of dewy meadow. The harmonious palate is well balanced with hints of strawberry intertwined with citrus fruit and a faint dab of blood orange. There’s lovely depth here, and a precise, persistent finish. This comes strongly recommended. Just superb.
green grapes

Varietal: Chardonnay

Despite having its origins in western France, Chardonnay's immense popularity and flexibility quickly meant that before long, there wasn't a wine producing country in the world which wasn't investing in this fascinating and versatile grape varietal. Today, Chardonnays manage to win fine wine competitions and satisfy supermarket shoppers simultaneously, due to the fact that this grape varietal can take on many characteristics and features of where it is grown and how it is handled. Indeed, this green skinned grape is renowned for not having so much unique flavor within the fruit, but is very sensitive to the features of the terroir it is grown in, as well as to aging As such, it isn't unusual to find bottles of single variety Chardonnay wine described as holding notes of white stone, mountain waters, or other such geological features alongside the more predictable fruit descriptions This makes Chardonnay grape varietal wines an exciting world to delve into – full of surprises, full of delights.
barrel

Region: Coastal Region

The coastal region of South Africa is a wonderful place for viticulture. With gorgeously long, hot summer days, tempered by brisk oceanic winds, the grapevines can grow healthily, the fruit can ripen fully, and beautiful wines of great character and flavor can be made. For several hundred years now, the coastal region of South Africa has proven itself to be a highly important wine region, capable of supporting many grape varietals, suitable for still, fortified and sparkling wines. Today, the most popular grapes by far are Chenin Blanc, which produces the most recognizable wines of South Africa. However, also popular are many of the Bordeaux varieties of red and white grape, along with relative newcomers, such as Pinotage, which grow exceptionally well in the coastal terroir.
fields

Country: South Africa

As geographically diverse country, with everything from lush green valleys to areas of arid desert, mountainsides and river estuaries, South Africa unsurprisingly produces a huge range of excellent wines. Regions such as the Breede River Valley consistently impress with their Semillon wines and the lush, fruity Ruby Cabernets grown and processed here, and the cooler region of Overberg is attracting much attention as a result of their silky Pinot Noir bottles. However, all over the oceanic tip of this fascinating country, traditional methods dating back over three hundred years are combining with modern technologies to produce some of the finest examples of New World wines to be found anywhere on the globe.
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green grapes

Varietal: Chardonnay

Despite having its origins in western France, Chardonnay's immense popularity and flexibility quickly meant that before long, there wasn't a wine producing country in the world which wasn't investing in this fascinating and versatile grape varietal. Today, Chardonnays manage to win fine wine competitions and satisfy supermarket shoppers simultaneously, due to the fact that this grape varietal can take on many characteristics and features of where it is grown and how it is handled. Indeed, this green skinned grape is renowned for not having so much unique flavor within the fruit, but is very sensitive to the features of the terroir it is grown in, as well as to aging As such, it isn't unusual to find bottles of single variety Chardonnay wine described as holding notes of white stone, mountain waters, or other such geological features alongside the more predictable fruit descriptions This makes Chardonnay grape varietal wines an exciting world to delve into – full of surprises, full of delights.
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Region: Coastal Region

The coastal region of South Africa is a wonderful place for viticulture. With gorgeously long, hot summer days, tempered by brisk oceanic winds, the grapevines can grow healthily, the fruit can ripen fully, and beautiful wines of great character and flavor can be made. For several hundred years now, the coastal region of South Africa has proven itself to be a highly important wine region, capable of supporting many grape varietals, suitable for still, fortified and sparkling wines. Today, the most popular grapes by far are Chenin Blanc, which produces the most recognizable wines of South Africa. However, also popular are many of the Bordeaux varieties of red and white grape, along with relative newcomers, such as Pinotage, which grow exceptionally well in the coastal terroir.
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Country: South Africa

As geographically diverse country, with everything from lush green valleys to areas of arid desert, mountainsides and river estuaries, South Africa unsurprisingly produces a huge range of excellent wines. Regions such as the Breede River Valley consistently impress with their Semillon wines and the lush, fruity Ruby Cabernets grown and processed here, and the cooler region of Overberg is attracting much attention as a result of their silky Pinot Noir bottles. However, all over the oceanic tip of this fascinating country, traditional methods dating back over three hundred years are combining with modern technologies to produce some of the finest examples of New World wines to be found anywhere on the globe.