Eikendal Chardonnay - Majestic Wine

Eikendal Chardonnay 2011 Stellenbosch

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  • This product was awarded a Bronze from IWC
  • This product was awarded a Bronze from Decanter

Grape

Chardonnay

Origin
From sites of both alluvial sand and red granite, this wine shows a wide variety of flavours combined with mineral bite and lengthy acidity. It was matured in French oak barrels for 7 months before bottling.
Taste
This is a classic, well balanced Chardonnay packed with fresh lemon, vanilla and toasty oak flavours. Full and rounded on the palate, with a fresh finish.
Enjoy
Drink now or tuck away for a couple of years and partner with fish pie or eggs benedict.

Body

White Wine with of a Body of 1
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Average rating

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  • 2 out of 5

    Not what was expected . . .

    With a Chardonnay - New World or Old - you expect a degree of weight, complexity and structure, whether oaked or not. But that's not what you get here. This shows a lot of citrus fruit on the nose, but in the mouth it all turns green, light and bland, with little trace of the rich oiliness or oak body - or indeed flavour - that you would expect. As someone else has commented, it drinks like a young, fresh Sauvignon Blanc. Nothing wrong with that in itself - but if I wanted to drink a Sauvignon Blanc, I would have bought a Sauvignon Blanc, not an oaked Chardonnay . . .

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  • 2 out of 5

    Disappointing

    Definitely lacked the depth and flavours of some of its peers.

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    • Simon KD
    • 2 April 2011
    1 out of 5

    2010 a shadow of 2008

    I had a couple of bottles of the 2008 recently at lunch in a restaurant. I was so taken by it that I searched for some 2008 to purchase. Unfortunately I was unable to find any and went for the 2010 instead. Last night, with great anticipation, I opened the first bottle. I can hardly describe how disappointed I was with it. It tastes more like a Sauvignon Blanc than the complex full-bodied Chardonnay I enjoyed in the 2008. I am not sure what to do with the other 5 bottles. I certainly don't look forward to drinking them. A friend suggested I might leave them for a year and see what happens but I am not hopeful there is much there to develop. Perhaps Eikendal have sacrificed quality for quantity.

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    • JANET WALFORD O.B.E.
    • 24 August 2010
    3 out of 5

    2008 not as good as 2007

    I loved the 2007 vintage so much I bought three cases. So when the new vintage was released I bought half a case at the full price to ensure a supply. However, although the 2008 vintage is good, it is a pale shadow of the glory that was the 2007 vintage.

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Staff Reviews

  • One of my favourite Chardonnays!

    "I absolutely adore this wine. It's bold and full of flavour. The toasty oak is fantastic-not everyone's cup of tea I understand but I have definitely won a few customers back from the 'ABC' club with this wine! 2 massive thumbs up from me! (especially with the chicken and leek pie I had for dinner last night!)"

Press Reviews

  • A really stylish and delicious wine (2011 Vintage)

    "This is a Chardonnay we always enjoy, and this new vintage shows a nice integration of oak and orchard fruits, the honey and oatmeal nuttiness not masking the pristine fruit. Fantastic orangey punch on the palate, really zingy, but delicious fruit with subtle oak depths. A really stylish and delicious wine (The Wine Gang, Spring 2012)"

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