Tobin Spratte

9.5

Tropical fruit, white grapefruit, flowers, sea spray, baking spices, Chantilly cream, green peppercorns, and hints of chalky minerals. Lengthy, smooth finish. Perhaps more aromatic with less concentrated fruit than the 2017. Australia once again showing its strength for super complex, outstanding Chardonnay without the Napa or Burgundy prices.

Worth noting critics rating this 94-98 pts. With the increased aromatics, I prefer it ever slightly to the 2017. — 7 months ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

9.0

So fruit forward and so easy drinking …. And lovely. Not for snobs or wine intellectuals. For hedonists. — 2 years ago

with Valerie

Jeff

9.0

Strawberry and raspberry flavors melding with a sliver of minerality and the right touch of acidity bringing on a nice finish. 66% pink and 34% chardonnay — 4 years ago

Steve Lieblich

9.5

Smooth .... good for at least another 10 years.... — 6 years ago

Michael O'Sullivan

9.2

LOVED. And I have not been drinking much Chardonnay anymore — 7 years ago

J B

9.2

Best white we have had in a long — 9 years ago

Parag Lalit

9.8

Very, very solid Chenin. Eben Sadie is doing wonders in S Africa. — 10 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.0

Plum and fresh apricot, dry with a bit of chalkiness. Wonderfully refreshing! Does need time to open up though. — 8 months ago

with Natasha

Stu

9.4

Really light 12.5%, but ripe and delicious. Fast early vintage — 10 months ago

James Brenner

9.3

Throwback to our 2014 trip. Jayme likes a lot. — 2 years ago

E Siodmak

9.0

Really good, paid $8. Bought a couple bottles January 2019, need to get more. — 5 years ago

with Miranda

Timmo Rol

9.4

QF81 - Beautiful soft with loads of depth. — 6 years ago

Ove Gustafsson

9.3

Generous fruit, plums, blackberries and vanilla. With savory spice notes and a well masked but helpful acidity. This wine is like candy but not in a boring way. — 8 years ago

James Brenner

8.9

Nice with quail and foie. — 9 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

This is a BIG Pinot. Big, fruit dominated nose, with a little herbal spice on the back end, with hints of black olive and rose permeating throughout. Big palate and body, with an herbal, hay or thyme palate, tannic, with a salinity that’s prominent, with black olive, some tar, and even a smokiness hitting the end, with dark cherry, plum, and a peppery spice showing up loud on the palate. Really good entry to South African Pinot. — 9 months ago

Peter Coulthard

9.0

NW. Decent enough red if somewhat underwhelmed. Relatively light. Good drinkability. — a year ago

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9.1

Brilliant silver-straw. Lime zest, honeysuckle, succulent herbs and chalky minerals on the incisive nose. Dry, tightly focused and lithe on the palate, offering intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors that reveal a hint of waxiness and a refreshingly bitter quinine note. Shows a delicate touch and finishes clean, nervy and quite long, with resonating mineral character and a hint of lemon thyme. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, July 2021)
— 3 years ago

Julien Liboiron-Samson

9.2

Great taste. Dry and bright. — 6 years ago

Stephen Madarasz

9.0

Superb Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp and clean with a subtle grapefruit finish. Just delicious and a bargain at about $11 a bottle. — 7 years ago

Luke O'Shea

8.9

Clean, dry raspberry notes — 9 years ago

with Josh