Rosily Chardonnay 2023
- 90
- $28
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During a recent family dinner I was schooled by my brother on the ‘very demure, very mindful’ TikTok trend. Unbeknown to me, the video has over 50 million views and is cited on the US White House’s Instagram. Three years difference between us, and the divide between Millennial and Gen Z has never been so apparent. A verbose prelude, however, it seems winemaker Mike Lemmes has unintentionally crafted a TikTok trending wine. ‘Demure’ on the nose, a combination of ripe white nectarine, peach skin, crème brulée, honeycomb and hints of sawdust. And ‘mindful’ on the palate – as deft oak builds a mid-palate richness to complement its initial lemon bite. Some additional length would not go astray – that being said, there is balance and a seamless transition from primary to secondary characters. It is a sequence not often seen at this price point – made all the better by a moreish pistachio nougat finish.
Tijana is on a mission to take the intimidation out of wine. With a background in sales and marketing, she furthered her studies to complete WSET Levels 2 and 3. An advocate for chardonnay, she plans to use her position as Deputy Chair for Wine Communicators SA Chapter to break the ABC (Anything But Chardonnay) stigma. If sentenced to death, her last meal would be freshly baked bread and salted butter paired with a glass of the best wine in the world - chardonnay of course.
