This offers a lovely whiff of toast but relies more on fresh pear, yellow apple and white ginger notes. The long, creamy finish has a whiff of salted butter but stays refined and elegant. Drink now through 2018. 3,500 cases made.??–JM??Region: South Africa / Western Cape / Breede River Valley / Robertson Select to Add

(just 10% new oak; this wine is labeled "Finesse" in the local market): Bright light yellow. Very pure aromas of stone and citrus fruits and sexy smoky, toasty oak, with an element of lemony lift. Suave, fine-grained and energetic, with lemon and spice flavors conveying a seductive sweetness for a classically dry wine. Lingers with lemon and flowers on the finish. Very suave, fine-grained Chardonnay.