Hamilton Russell Chardonnay White Wine

Description

“Hamilton Russell Chardonnay is an exceptional white wine from one of South Africa’s top estates. Founded in 1975, this iconic estate is a renowned cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay specialist. It took founder Tim Russell years of research to discover the best site to plant his first vines. He bought a 170-hectare plot next to Hermanus, by the sea, in the Hemel-en-Aarde (aptly translating as heaven on earth) subregion of Walker Bay. His son, Anthony, took over in 1991 and narrowed the estate plantings to Burgundy’s top two grapes. As Master of Wine Anthony Howard writes in Decanter Magazine, “Hamilton Russell Estate wines are not attention seekers but they undoubtedly offer some of the finest, most individual, expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay anywhere in the world”. Fermented in French oak and aged in barrel for nine months, this is a fine, complex white with a strong core of minerality. The 2025 vintage benefitted from ideal conditions and is considered one of the estate’s best vintages to date. A great pairing with rich chicken dishes, creamy truffle pasta and soft cheeses. “