TASTING NOTES
DEMORGENZON RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2023
A luminous pale gold colour with a subtle hint of green, allows this wine to be bright and inviting. Lifted citrus zest and orchard fruits on the nose combine perfectly with a palate of honeysuckle and flinty wet-stone minerality. Ripe pear, subtle peach and pastry undertones are interwoven with a perfectly integrated oak profile allowing this wine to show with poise and grace.
Cellar Master:
Alastair Rimmer
Varietal blend:
100% Chardonnay
Appellation:
Stellenbosch
Alcohol content:
14%
TA:
7.0 g/l
pH:
3.3
RS:
2.7 g/l
Per Bottle R490.00 Add to cart
VINEYARDS
Vertical shoot positioned vineyards on weathered granite mid-slopes benefit form cool morning sunlight and moderating sea breezes off False Bay. Yields are typically low to moderate and grapes are very concentrated with good levels of natural acidity.
VINTAGE
A mild but wet winter ensured optimal soil conditions moving into the growing season. a relatively cool spring, interspersed with some rain, led to a delayed bud break. Some warm weather in January helped alleviate any early season unevenness and the continued moderate weather the farm experienced meant that the harvest was progressing at an even pace and that the winery team was able to give the most attention to each parcel arriving at the winery.
VINIFICATION AND MATURATION
The grapes were hand-picked and whole bunch pressed. Juice was transferred to French oak barrels with minimal settling. Fermentation occurred naturally in French oak barrels of which 30% was new. About 70% of the volume completed Malolatic fermentation during a 11-month ageing on the gross lees. The wine left to mature as a blend in a combination of concrete eggs, amphora and neutral French oak barrels for further 5 months prior to bottling.
PREVIOUS VINTAGE TASTING NOTES
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2023
- Silver Outstanding Veritas Awards 2025
- 93 Points Neal Martin Vinous Report 2025
2021
- 4.5 Stars Platter’s Wine Guide 2024
- 93 Points Tim Atkin MW South Africa Report 2023
2020
- 94 Points Tim Atkin MW South Africa Report 2021
- Gold Veritas Awards 2025
2020
- 94 Points Tim Atkin MW South Africa Report 2021
2019
- 95 Points Tim Atkin MW South Africa Report 2020
- Gold Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2020
2018
- 96 Points Tim Atkin MW South Africa Report 2019
- Gold medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2019
2017
- 94 Points Tim Atkin MW South Africa Report 2018
- Gold Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2018
2016
- 5 Stars Platters Wine Guide 2018
- 94 Points Tim Atkin MW’s South Africa Report 2017
- Chardonnay Trophy, International Judges Trophy and Best White Wine Overall Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2017
- Stellenbosch Chardonnay Trophy and Gold medal winner International Wine Challenge 2017
- 94 points Neal Martin of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate 2016
2015
- Platinum: Best in Show Decanter World Wine Awards 2016
- Regional Trophy and Gold medal winner International Wine Challenge 2016
- 96 points Tim Aktin MW’s South Africa Report 2016
- Platter’s 5 Stars Platter’s Guide 2017
- 95 points Prescient Chardonnay Report 2016
2014
- 93 points Tim Atkin MW’s South African Report 2015
- 91+ points Stephen Tanzer’s Wine Cellar
2013
- White Wine of the Year
- Platter’s Guide 2015
- 5 stars Platter’s Guide 2015
- 92 points Neal Martin of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate 2014
- Top 10 South African Wines of 2014 Jamie Goode