2020 Restless River, Ava Marie Chardonnay
Western Cape,South Africa,
£49.99
Bottle size: 75cl,
In stock
Shop Stock: Out of stock.
*Standard UK delivery 2-3 working days
Warehouse Stock: 24 available.
*Extended UK delivery 3-5 working days
*International Delivery available, location dependent.
“You’ll get hints of those unctuous salted caramel, toffee apple oaked Chardonnay flavours, but they’re tempered by a pithy citrusy acidity and a purity on the palate which makes it actually quite delicate.
It’s a fascinating wine, which seems to flirt between hedonism and finesse from first drop to last.”
Description
2/2
ChatGPT said:
Aged for 12 months in French oak and amphora, this Chardonnay from the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley reveals a complex profile with vibrant citrus notes of lemon, apricot, and orange rind, accented by beeswax, pressed white flowers, and laurel. The palate is taut and structured, offering a delicate oatmeal texture and chalky mineral finish, balanced by bright acidity and subtle oak nuances. Its cool maritime climate and granite-based soils lend it elegance, depth, and complexity.
Reviews
Platter’s 96
[Platter’s, 01/01/2023]
Greg Sherwood 96
The 2019 Ava Marie is a very impressive creation indeed. While many of the earlier vintages were a little more honied and resinous quite early in their evolution, the last few vintages have firmly moved in a direction that favours textural tension and a stonier minerality led by aromatics loaded with smoky, flinty, struck match reduction nuances, waxy lemon peel, wet chalk and subtle oat meal leesy notes. On the palate there is a very keen line of acidity together with an ample, fleshy, yellow citrus fruit freshness that boast layers of pithy yellow grapefruit, lemon cordial, crunchy white peaches and hints of sophisticated wet river pebble liquid minerality. One of Craig s most Burgundian expressions to date, this wine combines fabulous tension with sublime balance.GS [Greg Sherwood, 01/01/2023]
Tim Atkin 94
[Tim Atkin, 01/01/2023]
Producer Profile
INTRODUCTION
You’ll get hints of those unctuous salted caramel, toffee apple oaked Chardonnay flavours, but they’re tempered by a pithy citrusy acidity and a purity on the palate which makes it actually quite delicate.
It’s a fascinating wine, which seems to flirt between hedonism and finesse from first drop to last.