Christina Van Loveren Robertson Chardonnay 2009 83+ Points

Christina Van Loveren Robertson Chardonnay 2009 83+ Points

Clear, bright, gold, showing advanced color evolution for a 2009!

Clean, medium plus intensity, ripe, yellow stone fruits, cling peaches, apricots pips, baked citrus, honey and maple, toasty, oaky, corn syrup, gravelly mineral though!

Dry, medium plus acidity possibly acidified as it’s not fully integrated, high alcohol (14%), full style, creamy, broad and rich, complex stone fruits and citrus, nutty, hazelnut, butterscotch and marzipan, medium plus length and medium plus complexity.

For fans of old style oaky Chardonnay, if one remembers what Australia, California and South Africa was producing in the mid and late 90’s, quite surprising to see such a style still being made in 2009! It is nevertheless balanced and fresh with multilayered complexity, if you love oak, I mean lots of them, then you have found your wine.

The Christina Van Loveren range is a limited edition made by Van Loveren Private Cellar in Roberson, each bottle is individually numbered, this particular tasted bottle was No 00907

Now until 2017.