![]() Chenin Blanc 2019Colour: Light yellow with a tinge of green
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![]() Chardonnay 2018Colour: Light yellow with a tinge of green
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![]() Chardonnay Single VineyardColour: Light yellow with a tinge of green
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![]() Grenache 2018Colour: Light ruby red
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![]() Parquet 2016
Colour: Dark ruby red with a youthful purple rim
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![]() Syrah 2018
Colour: Dark ruby red with a youthful purple rim.
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SOUTH AFRICACarsten MigliarinaTel: +27 72 233 4138 |
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NAMIBIAWineologyWebsite: www.wineologycc.com |
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GERMANYStarweineTel: +49 7121 9393 589 |
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UNITED KINGDOMYapp Brothers ltdTel: 01747 860423 |
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REUNIONLes Saveurs D'Afrique Du SudTel: +262 692 706525 |
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...when you’re privileged enough to be tasting some of the best chardonnays SA has to offer side by side. SOMM, Posted on April 24, 2018
"And then there was Elgin... Paul Cluver Estate Chardonnay serves as the first reference point with ripe lemon and pear as well as that beautifully crunchy acidity but to really understand the region one must look at wines like Migliarina,
Iona and Almenkerk. Ripe and expressive with aromas of candied orange rind, fleshy white pears and an unmistakable earthy perfume held together with poise by that lip smacking mountain acidity."
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Another Sensational Run of Boutique Wines from Carsten Migliarina, April 20, 2018 ~ Greg Sherwood .
"I recently caught up with winemaker Carsten Migliarina to taste through his new releases. Always working on a variety of different wines that usually includes a Grenache and a Syrah, Carsten also normally has at least one new one-off
boutique experimental bottling on the go at any time."
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Another World of Wine published in Madame AirFrance by Olivier Reneau Jan 2018.
"...More importantly for oenophiles, some of South Africa's winemakers are true visionaries. Like Johan Reyneke, a pioneer of biodynamics, or Nico Van der Merwe and Carsten Migliarina, both known for producing wines of impressive complexity.
Thus putting to rest any preconceptions about so-called New World wines..."
Tasting the Maiden Release of Carsten Migliarina’s 2015 Single Vineyard Elgin Chardonnay… published by Greg Sherwood 20 May 2017.
"South Africa’s Carsten Migliarina has made some superb Chardonnays in the past, so it was with great excitement that I tasted his new single vineyard expression from Elgin. His wine making reputation is growing by the day and so are his
awards. He also works masterfully with cool climate terroirs as evidenced in the precision of his Elgin Chenin Blancs, Riesling and of course Chardonnay.
At 14 Abv, you’d expect this wine to show some depth and power… and of course it does. The nose is beautifully complex with green apple skins, tart crunchy green pears and dusty minerality. But the oaking is also perfectly judged for the
weight of the fruit concentration. On the nose it’s very subtle with bruleed creme caramel hints and lemon pie brightness. The oaking on the palate, at this stage, is a little more obvious, but definitely very high quality. Even with the
multiple layers of pithy lemon confit, honeydew melon and caramelised fig notes, Carsten’s signature minerality prevails, dominating the finish with a real classical restraint and dusty, gravelly, Schweppes bitter lemon intensity. A fantastic
expression with all the old world minerality of a top Umbrian or Friuli cool climate Chardonnay. Drink from 2018 to 2025."
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