Setting the Stage for The Stars

Johan Kruger

It certainly must have been written in the stars that one day I would find Sterhuis - the home of a kindred spirit sharing a deep love for The Chardonnay. And what beautiful Chardonnay it was. The other wines were lovely too.

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·         Sterhuis Zero Dosage Blanc De Blancs MCC (2009): Marmelade, honey, strong rye bread, yeasty mouthfeel, 100% Chardonnay, dark oranges, lemony zest with pith, flint stone, minerality, marmitey, butter from cream mouthfeel, aging potential (*)

·         Sterhuis Sauvignon Blanc (2012): 15% older French oak, pizza with oreganum & green pepper, soft, round, soft zest, peachy pips, granadilla, buttery garlic bread with parsley (**)

·         Sterhuis Chenin/Viognier (2012): 70% Chenin, Viognier – old French barrels. Peach blossoms, chicken a la king, orange zest with butter. Very rich, apricots, slightly mineral. Viognier becomes more prominent as wine ages.

·         Sterhuis Chardonnay (2011): 100% wooded. Could smell for days. Happiness & jasmine, butter with a smidge of orange. YUM! Shot silk, orange blossom, whole bunch pressed into barrel (no additives). Richness with freshness, lurking mango – drink through the nose wine. Burgundy method. (***)

 

NOTES:

·         Chenin & Viognier “loop saam soos twee boude”

·         Yeast draws out the flavour from wine