Winery Tesselaarsdal - Chardonnay

Winery TesselaarsdalChardonnay

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Chardonnay of Winery Tesselaarsdal is a white wine from the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge of Western Cape.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Chardonnay from the Winery Tesselaarsdal

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chardonnay of Winery Tesselaarsdal in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Chardonnay of Winery Tesselaarsdal in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oaky, minerality or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of straw, non oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tesselaarsdal's Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Chardonnay - 2023
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Chardonnay - 2022
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Chardonnay - 2021
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Chardonnay - 2020
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Chardonnay - 2019
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
Average rating: 411110
Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Chardonnay from Winery Tesselaarsdal are 2016, 2020, 2018, 2023 and 2022.

Informations about the Winery Tesselaarsdal

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Tesselaarsdal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 700 of of South Africa wines
In the top 700 of of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge wines
In the top 6000 of white wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Whalehaven or the Domaine La Vierge produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus blossom, vegetal or straw.


The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

The word of the wine: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.

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