2003 Chardonnay Stellenbosch
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Irrepressible winemaker Adi Badenhorst began our tasting by showing me a number of barrel samples from the 2004 and 2003 vintages, including an early look at the estate's first roussanne.Rustenberg's top bottlings are as strong as ever, and this estate's 2003 Peter Barlow cabernet and John X Merriman blend promise a creamy sweetness that should give them even greater early appeal.Incidentally, Badenhorst describes his 2001 reds as stylish and elegant, while the 2002s, he says, are sweet and jammy.The pHs for Rustenberg's top two reds, says Badenhorst, are never above 3.5, and acid additions are virtually unheard of here.Rustenberg moved to screwcaps for its Brampton range of white wines in vintage 2003, and will use these new caps for the reds beginning in 2004. Also tasted: 2003 Brampton Shiraz Coastal Region*. (Cape Classics, New York, NY)
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