Vinproducent:  Christiaan Coetzee

Appelation : Stellenbosch

Druesort: Chardonnay

Single Vineyard Chardonnay

Jancis Robinson, London writes a weekly column for the Financial Times as well as running her own website, www.JancisRobinson.com. Together with Tamlyn Currin, WSET Diploma & Writer at JancisRobinson.com May 2021:

“Smells like dulche de leche swirled through fresh cream. Baked bananas. Cashew granola. Oak and cream, although that turns sharper, yet still creamy, as it moves towards the mid palate – more like thick Greek yogurt. Lovely, with a gentle, almost sweetly curried golden spice. There is a dancing play of bitter dried lemon and grapefruit peel with the sweetness of dried golden currants and that ribbon of salted, lemon-laced caramel.

Beautiful nose – tucked in and not broadcasting loudly, but it transcribes itself directly on to the palate. Clarion-pure apricot fruit. Papaya, quince, florals, an electric volt of acidity. SO much life here! Superior, intense, concentrated and glorious. Curves playing with edges, like dolphin fins slicing through black ocean waves, arcing, glittering, grace, finesse, tightly synchronised power and beauty.

I would be very, very interested to taste this in a line-up of £80 Chardonnays from around the globe".

Baggrund

Uva Mira har fået mange udmærkelser gennem årene, som omfatter "The Best South African Winemaker of the Year" og "The Best Chardonnay in the World" i 2006 International Wine and Spirit Competition, og "The Top Ten Winemakers in the World". "Among the best 10 chardonnay's in the country". Dertil altid top-rated blandt internationale vinanmeldere med 95+ Point.

Ekstraordinære håndlavede vine, der giver en ægte følelse af en hel unik lokation og højt placerede vinmarker.

Uva Mira er en familieejet vingård oppe på skråningerne af de majestætiske Helderberg Bjerge, som ligger i Stellenbosch regionen i Western Cape, Sydafrika - et område, der er kendt for at producere nogle af de bedste vine.

Gården er den højeste af dem på Helderberg. Og Uva Mira kan prale med 360 graders udsigt, som omfatter Table Mountain, Cape Point, Robben Island, False Bay og Table Bay.

Vinmarkerne

Uva Mira's vinmarker ligger mellem 420m til 620m over havets overflade. Jorden er en blanding af nedbrudt granit og skifer.

Uva Mira har indført "mikro forvaltning af systemer" i deres vinmarker. Dette gør det muligt for Uva Mira at identificere de mindste afvigelser i druerne fra et konkret sted i en vinmark.