The 2024 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction

Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 October 2024

Session 2 | Saturday, 05 October from 10:00 - 17:00

Sold for

ZAR 34 500
Lot 351
  • Kershaw Wines; Ziggurat Chardonnay; 2023; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Kershaw Wines; Ziggurat Chardonnay; 2023; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Kershaw Wines; Ziggurat Chardonnay; 2023; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Kershaw Wines; Ziggurat Chardonnay; 2023; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Kershaw Wines; Ziggurat Chardonnay; 2023; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Kershaw Wines; Ziggurat Chardonnay; 2023; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 25 000 - 40 000
VAT is charged on both hammer & premium for daggered lots
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 34 500
Location
Wine Storage

About this Item

2023 Ziggurat Chardonnay
24 (4 x 6) 750ml

“My philosophy is not so much a rubric. It’s more that I try to make wines that reflect the sense of place, making them in a way that is non-interventionist; it’s to try and reflect those qualities in the glass.” - Richard Kershaw

100% Chardonnay

Wine of Origin: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
Winemaker: Richard Kershaw MW

The grapes are sourced from a block in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Made only from clone CY548 typical for giving stony, meaty and robust flavours. Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed, the wine undergoes a wild ferment, 12 months in Burgundy-coopered barrels and is assessed every eight weeks. Its low sulphites allow it to be designated a natural wine, yet it has the extract and low pH to age over the medium term.

Tasting Notes: A mid-lemon hue with prominent ripe orange and tangerine notes enveloped in distinct oaky spices with a floral twist. Slowly, the wine reveals more citrus and stewed peach, which add allure. The palate is penetrating with remarkable purity and focus. There's an impressive depth to the mid-palate, supported by a line of horizontal bracing acidity that adds structure. A more linear style, the wine has intensity and precision with flavours of peach, lemon, smashed almond and cashew nut with a lighter oak influence. Its long and precise finish is characterized by a chiselled elegance, and the wine closes with a juicy and impactful impression reminiscent of stewed quince. It will reward cellaring.

Ready for drinking from 2026 to 2030.

Bottle Size: 750ml
Case Size: 6 x 750ml
Total Cases Produced: 73
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 54

Alc: 13.6 vol%
RS: 2.3 g/l
TA: 6.9 g/l
pH: 3.21

This wine is packed in a wooden box.

Notes

Friday, 04 October Session
Lot 81: 12 bottles
Lot 82: 12 bottles
Lot 83: 12 bottles
Lot 84: 24 bottles
Lot 85: 36 bottles
Lot 86: 48 bottles

Saturday, 05 October Session
Lot 348: 12 bottles
Lot 349: 12 bottles
Lot 350: 24 bottles
Lot 351: 24 bottles
Lot 352: 24 bottles
Lot 353: 36 bottles
Lot 354: 48 bottles

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