Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2022

Ranked 99 in James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of South Africa

A great Chardonnay that impresses above all with its fresh acidity, but also with its mature style. Balanced, with very elegant use of wood and almost salty minerality.

Tim Atkin: “Always a class of its own, Hamilton Russell’s Chardonnay is currently in top form. Due to the warm year, only 5 percent is malolactically fermented – so it is fresh, complex, and detailed, with fragrant 23 percent new wood, notes of brioche and lemon butter, and a stylish, stony finish. Concentrated without being heavy in any way.”