Chardonnay 2020/2021, Château Montelena #Allocation GOLD Medal at the Gilbert

GOLD Medal at the Gilbert and Gaillard International Challenge:

One of the Cape`s more recent wine estates having been purchased by the Laibach-Kuehner family in the early 1990s

well-defined bouquet with blackberry

Harvesting and selection of the best grapes in the vineyard by hand on October 5

and certainly one of the three best I’ve made during my career

Chardonnay 2020/2021, Château Montelena #Allocation GOLD Medal at the Gilbert13. 6% ABV "Chateau Montelena's 2018 Chardonnay is bright and finely sculpted, with terrific energy driving the citrus and floral flavors. Blocking malolactic fermentation keeps the flavors brisk. This cool site in Oak Knoll suits the Montelena style very nicely. Readers who enjoy focused Chardonnays will find plenty to like. This is an especially fine vintage for the Montelena Chardonnay. Drink 2020 2028." 92 Antonio Galloni, vinous. com, September