Bon Courage Chardonnay Prestige Cuvée 2015 South Africa

APPEARANCE

Clarity: clear
Intensity/Color: pale/lemon

NOSE:
Condition:  clean
Intensity: medium
Aroma Characteristics: apples, grapefruit, oak, minerality

PALATE
Sweetness: dry
Acidity: medium/high
Body: medium
Flavour characteristics: as per aroma, classic new world chardonnay although something slightly bitter in aftertaste
Finish: medium+


CONCLUSIONS
Quality: good


I found the following vivino review useful:

1) If you like a full blown wooded new world Chardonnay than this is your cup of tea… Gun flint and new oak backed by citrus and some butter. The crisp minerality is nice but the oak is somewhat overdone for my taste buds.
2) typische chardonnay. Grapefruit, limoen, butterscotch, vanille en perzik.
https://www.vivino.com/wineries/za-bon-courage/wines/andres-fame-2015 

Esk Valley Chardonnay Hawke's Bay NZ

APPEARANCE

Clarity: clear
Intensity/Color: pale/lemon

NOSE:
Condition:  clean
Intensity: medium+
Aroma Characteristics: apples/tropical fruit, plenty of oak, something bready/umami, minerality (hint of petrol)

PALATE
Sweetness: dry
Acidity: medium/high
Body: medium
Flavour characteristics: as per aroma, some minerality (almost petrol)
Finish: medium+



CONCLUSIONS
Quality: good/very-good


I found the following vivino reviews useful:

1) Light gold in colour. Lightly buttered toast apricot juice. Ripe peach apricot stone oak is there but very much a background rather than primary influence very gentle acidity but still with long lingering finish.
2) Bright pale gold in colour. Nectarine with hint of tropical & white floral notes on the nose. Elegant balanced with finesse rather than a big block buster. Pure fruit white peach little to no oak influence apparent. Well balanced refined with finesse on the finish as well very approachable acidity.
https://www.vivino.com/wineries/esk-valley-estate/wines/chardonnay-9999

Stephane Aladame Montagny 1Er Cru Les Vignes Derrière 2014 - Côte Chalonnaise · France

APPEARANCE
Clarity: clear
Intensity/color: pale lemon


NOSE:
Condition:  clean
Intensity: medium
Aroma Characteristics: apples, peaches, lychee, apricot, honey, yeast/some minerality

PALATE
Sweetness: dry
Acidity: high
Body: medium
Tannin: nonw
Flavour characteristics:  apples, pineapple, citrus/lemon, hint of minerality/petrol
Finish: medium/long

CONCLUSIONS
Quality: good/very-good




I found the following vivino review useful:

1) Prominent nose. Medium body wine. Good acidity. Grapefruit, a note of Sesame, Apple, citrus fruits. Long length.
2) Sweet and butter, bit of almond and petrol. High alcohol (13%). 

https://www.vivino.com/wineries/stephane-aladame/wines/montagny-1er-cru-les-vignes-derriere-2014 

Charly Nicolle Les Fourneaux Chablis Premier Cru 2013

APPEARANCE

Clarity: clear

Intensity/Color: pale/lemon

NOSE:

Condition:  clean

Intensity: medium

Aroma Characteristics: apples, citrus, peaches, oak/vanilla (toasted barrels … hints of caramel), white pepper

PALATE

Sweetness: dry

Acidity: high

Body: medium

Tannin: none

Flavour characteristics:  green apples, lemon, minerality (earthy)

Finish: medium/long

CONCLUSIONS

Quality:very-good (will probably get even better over next 1-2 years)

I found the following vivino review useful:

1) Classic butterscotch and vanilla on the nose (although very light), but heavy citrus and minerality on the palate. A lovely tartness on the finish. For me it lacks a certain elegance, but it's a good Chablis by any measure.

2) Clear light straw color. The nose showed clean bright citrus. On the palate the wine confirmed the citrus notes with a gravel/rocky finish. A very classic Chablis

https://www.vivino.com/wineries/charly-nicolle/wines/les-fourneaux-chablis-premier-cru-2013