Burgundy & Champagne
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 June 2023
Champagne & Burgundy
About the SessionThe wines of Burgundy and single vineyard Champagnes are produced in small quantities and command high prices. Rarely traded, mature bottles are even more rare in our small market.
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About this Item
Based in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, it is a family affair at Newton Johnson. Started by Cape Wine Master, Dave and his wife, Felicity, sons Bevan and Gordon took over the reins in the mid-2000s, joined today by Gordon’s wife Nadia. Today Newton Johnson is world-famous for their fine Chardonnays and Pinot Noir. Along with multiple accolades, the Pinot Noir has one of the longest consecutive Platter 5 Stars in history.
Provenance
Wine Cellar Private Client
Critics Ratings
‘From 3 granite vineyards, different aspects, giving 2017 its layers. Wild ferment (as all), barrelled 11 months adds oatmeal biscuit shading to brightly fresh citrus/stonefruit. Lots going on, held together by resonating acidity, for edge, vitality, great length.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2019, 4.5* (94/100)
‘Three sites on the farm - two facing north, the other south - supply the fruit for this consistently impressive Chardonnay. Full malolactic gives the wine good weight and texture, complemented by toasty oak, baking spice flavours and pithy freshness. 2019-25.’ - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2018, 94/100
'The 2017 Family Vineyards Chardonnay is good quality, with rich and robust expressions of caramel apple and pear blossoms on the nose, mingling with the oak spices and minerality. On the palate, the wine is clean, crisp and precise, showing focus, depth and precision that good-quality Chardonnay should possess. These flavors are managed with skill, and the finish is balanced and has a lingering apple and oak expression. Yum!' - Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate, 91+/100 (Oct 2019)
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