Burgundy & Champagne
Live Virtual Auction, 25 July 2021
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Burgundy & Champagne
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About this Item
Situated high above the fertile Franschhoek valley in the heart of the Cape winelands, lies a wine farm like no other. Chamonix offers visitors a seamless blend of unspoiled nature, welcoming hospitality, exquisite facilities and a host of culinary and viticultural delights, set amongst a working wine farm with a history stretching back nearly 350 years.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
‘From 29 year old elevated vineyard, authoritative 2014 composed and restrained with oatmeal and citrus interplay, taut mineral core and integrated oak. Natural ferment mostly in oak (70% new), 20% in concrete ‘egg’. For cellaring.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2016, 4.5* (92/100)
‘This is the best Chardonnay I’ve ever tasted from South Africa, sold at a price that should have people besieging retailers. Tangerine, understated oak, leesy texture, some baking spices and a spinal cord of acidity: this wouldn’t look out of place in a tasting of Grands Crus Burgundies. Sets a new benchmark for Cape Chardonnay.’ - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2015, 97/100