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Spring narcissus, gooseberry and lime with green apples, becoming nectarine and pineapple at the finish
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Zandvliet
Grape Type(s)
Chardonnay
Vintage
2011
Name
Unwooded
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Jean
Once you have tasted the Zandvliet Unwooded Chardonnay, you'll never forget it
We expected that the unwooded Chardonnay would not deliver the same flavours as a wooded Chardonnay and therefore we couldn't rely on our Guide Dog for White Wines too much. We enjoyed the challenge! This is a full-flavoured unsweet green earthy wine with excellent acidity balance and a lightly spiced lingering finish. Its not as pungent as a wooded Chardonnay, and the colour is beautiful. The taste is memorable and I believe I will be able to distinguish it from other wines until Zandvliet stop making it.
alright
Joey
Fresh crisp no fuss easy drinking
While the citrus and tropical fruits (which I find quite interesting as I'm usually a heavily wooded Chardonnay lover) is fresh and lively in the beginning - the finish is short and the flavours do not linger. However, the wine is very pleasant, no fuss and light - very easy drinking. Generally most found it a bit too light, just not enough body. We discussed having it rather in summer with salads and sunsets outside.
like it
J9
Would be great with fruit and cheese.
More of a have with food wine than just a have with friend wine.
must have
Carouselambra
Galadriel, not Dobby
I'm delighted by this wine, and I don't usually care for unwooded Chardonnay - usually I can't see the point of it. But this little beauty is one of those 'elf-made wines' - and I'm talking Galadriel, not Dobby. Makes me long for Spring. I see it has an expected price of about R45 - I'll be buying several bottles of this!
alright
Jock
Not mind blowing
It was alright, but it's not a wine I would specifically go out and buy, but I wouldn't say no if someone offered me a glass.
must have
Sauvy
Only one of my best wines ever!
Learnt how to drink red wine with the Shiraz...haven't had it for a few years!
Jean
Could be a very interesting tasting!
Yes please we are up for the Chardonnay - I actually prefer an unwooded Chardonnay. Lets have a sniff at it!
Da Nose!
Ooh Gimme
Well the short reason is I like wine. The long reason is I vaguely remember having a Zandvliet wine a while ago and quite liking it. Shiraz please!
Bigdog
Kicking off a tasting!
Zandvliet has sent us this wine as a new release to get the Dogz opinion on it. If you'd like one of the sample bottles make a comment and tell us why!
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Zandvliet - Chardonnay 2011: Unwooded
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