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Titre

Hamilton Russell Vineyards is one of South Africa’s iconic wine estates. Located in the relatively cool, maritime-influenced Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, close to the old fishing village of Hermanus, it is one of the leading producers of Burgundian-styled wines in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2020 vintage was the estate’s 40th. Since taking over in 1994, Anthony Hamilton Russell and wife Olive have propelled their wine farm into the top echelons, as a source of exemplary Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
May 2020


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HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS
Chardonnay 2022

Sustainable
$78.00*
* Suggested retail price
Product code Product code 538280
Format Format 6x750ml
Listing type Listing type Speculative
Country Country South Africa
Regulated designation Regulated designation Wine of origin (WO)
Region Region Western Cape
Subregion Subregion Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Chardonnay 100 %
Colour Colour White
Sugar Sugar Dry
Closure type Closure type Cork


- 95 Points -

Tim Atkin MW, September 2023


Ever the class act, Hamilton Russell's Chardonnay is in a rich vein of form right now. Using only 5% malolactic because of the warmer year, this is fresh, layered and detailed, with perfumed 23% new wood, notes of brioche and lemon butter and a stylish, stony finish. Concentrated without being heavy in any way.
HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS

Chardonnay 2022

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HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS
Pinot Noir 2022

Sustainable
$87.11*
* Suggested retail price
Product code Product code 757708
Format Format 6x750ml
Listing type Listing type Speculative
Country Country South Africa
Regulated designation Regulated designation Wine of origin (WO)
Region Region Western Cape
Subregion Subregion Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Varietal(s) Varietal(s) Pinot Noir 100 %
Colour Colour Red
Sugar Sugar Dry
Closure type Closure type Cork


- 94 Points -

Tim Atkin MW, September 2023


Rarely a Pinot Noir that one should be in a hurry to drink, the 2022 Hamilton Russell bottling needs time to develop and work its magic. This 2022 is comparatively serious and shuttered at the moment, with dark-fruited complexity, some clove spice from 10% whole clusters, grippy, sinewy tannins and stylish 36% new wood.
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Pinot Noir 2022

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About HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS

HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS

Hamilton Russell Vineyards – one of the most southerly wine Estates in Africa and one of the closest to the sea – pioneered viticulture and winemaking in the beautiful, cool, maritime Hemel-en-Aarde Valley appellation, just behind the old fishing village of Hermanus. The Estate specialises in producing highly individual, terroir driven Pinot noir and Chardonnay, which are widely regarded as among the finest in the New World.

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