Lothian Vineyards Chardonnay 2020

Awards

95 points & Gold Medal     International Wine Challenge 2022
“Smokey matchstick top note marked citrus fruit on nose. Very long finish with complexity from judicious oak. Outstanding example of South Africa’s Cool climate wines. Firm structure, savoury and long, lingering acidity.”

92 points & Silver Medal     Decanter World Wine Awards

“Lovely aromas of baked orange, smoke and hints of oak. Lively and fresh, well-concentrated with ripe fruit and fresh acidity.”

91 points      Falstaff
“Medium yellow green, silver reflections. Delicate cookie, ripe yellow tropical fruit of mango and papaya, light blossom honey, smoky herbal savouriness underneath. Juicy, subtle notes of white peach and lychee, hints of caramel, subtle acidity, fruity expression in the finish, accessible food wine of medium length.”

16.5 points     JancisRobinson.com
“Tasting this at the tail end of a very interesting mini vertical of Lothian Rieslings, the thing that most struck me is how Riesling-like their Chardonnay is! Breathtakingly high acidity, smoke and limes, race and tension so strung wire to wire that it feels as if the wine might snap in your mouth, into a million tiny shards. And then, just towards the end, the wine relents: apricots and cream, warm almonds, pistachios. You could drink this now, but personally I’d give it another two or three years in bottle (tasted in Jan 2023).”