Crystallum 'The Agnes' Chardonnay
Western Cape 2023
South Africa, South Africa
Regular price£115.00
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Stock arriving: November 2024
| Style: White | Packaging: OCC |
| ABV: 13.5% | Closure: |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2024 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2028 |
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Critic scores
93 TA, 89 NM, 90 GM
Critic reviews
"The 2023 The Agnes is the largest-production wine in the portfolio, a blend of all the vineyards that Crystallum works with, mainly from Hemel-en-Aarde. It has a fresh bouquet of sea spray and light green apple scents. The palate is well balanced with a slightly creamy entry that would dupe you into thinking there is more than 5-10% new oak. Open and expressive, this is a fine entry-level Chardonnay."
Neal Martin, August 2024, Vinous.com
"Five different vineyards in Ceres, the Overberg and the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge make up the blend of this pan-regional Chardonnay. Lightly wooded in foudres and larger, older barrels, it carries its full malolactic lightly, showing flavours of lemon butter, stone fruit and citrus zest and a focused, mineral-etched finish. 2024-29"
Tim Atkin, SA Special Report 2024
Neal Martin, August 2024, Vinous.com
"Five different vineyards in Ceres, the Overberg and the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge make up the blend of this pan-regional Chardonnay. Lightly wooded in foudres and larger, older barrels, it carries its full malolactic lightly, showing flavours of lemon butter, stone fruit and citrus zest and a focused, mineral-etched finish. 2024-29"
Tim Atkin, SA Special Report 2024
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