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Wine of the Day, No. 497

Wine of the Day, No. 497

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Fredric Koeppel
May 21, 2019
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The De Wetshof Limestone Hill Chardonnay 2018, from South Africa's Robertson region, is certainly among the best unoaked -- or "unwooded" -- chardonnays I have encountered. Made all in stainless steel and resting four months in tank on the lees, this chardonnay offers a very pale straw hue and lovely purity and intensity of pineapple and grapefruit scen…

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