Le Riche, David & Nadia and Restless River
Timed Online Auction, 7 - 22 April 2025
Restless River
About the SessionRestless River has fast risen to cult-status, with its mineral Chardonnay, pure Pinot Noir and cool-climate Cabernet Sauvignon from the Hemel-en-Aarde.
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Craig has carved out a unique style with his single vineyard Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Chardonnay (named after daughter Ava) that reflects his philosophy of minimum intervention and linear wines, shaped by place and vintage.
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'Fine single-vineyard wine beautifully composed in classic style. 2016 pure, expressive lime intensity, underlying nutty richness harmonised, endlessly lengthened by savoury tension. Oak enhanced, 5% new. Texture, structure & balance ensure future pleasure.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2019, 5* (95 pts)
'Is this the most Burgundian of Cape Chardonnays? It certainly wouldn't look out place in a line up of Corton-Charlemagnes. Barrel-fermented in 5% new wood, with some malolactic in 2016 (unusual for Craig Wessels), it's a crunchy, pithy, citrus-edged wine with flinty, smoky, grapefruit and oatmeal flavours and a remarkably long finish. 2018-25.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 96/100
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