LiQuery - Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2020

Item:	931006
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2020 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2021-11-04
Producer:	Hamilton Russell Vineyards
Location:	South Africa - Hemel-en-Aarde
Price:	$52.00 Price History
Style:	White Wine Full-bodied & Rich
Alcohol:	13.0%
Varietal:	Chardonnay
Sugar Code:	XD (2.0 g/L)
Rating:	95
Cellar:	2032
Glass Style:	Montrachet (Chardonnay) Purchase Glass

Description
Ranked #19 in Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 of 2013.

Tasting Notes
If 2018 produced a super taut, reductive serious expression and 2019 showed a lusher, more forward, accessible opulence, then 2020 is perhaps a marriage of these two styles. This is a wine full of confidence and composure, brimming with taut white citrus pith, green pear and lime peel, bruised green apples, white blossom and a complexing saline oyster shell minerality. On the palate there is a feel of density, dry extract, concentration and a really precise harmonious balance with layers of green melon, sweet lime jelly, melted butter and a full glycerol finish with just the faintest hint of butterscotch, lime cordial and vanilla pod spice. Seemless and sleek, the layers just melt into each other leaving a sensation of utter completeness. What a truly fabulous wine, resplendent in its mellow classical restraint, intense concentration and harmonious length. A big high five for Emul Ross!! Drink on release and over the next 10-12+ years. Score - 95. (gregsherwoodmw.com, April 9, 20

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