Kershaw, Clonal Selection Chardonnay Brut Zero the 2000 delivers considerable intensity

the 2000 delivers considerable intensity and raciness

“When you have all the power in the grapes you go very carefully

(from vines planted in 1947 situated in Chapelle proper)

vinified with 25% whole clusters)

Kershaw, Clonal Selection Chardonnay Brut Zero the 2000 delivers considerable intensityThe 2016 Elgin Clonal Selection Chardonnay was picked in the morning, gently whole bunch pressed and aged in 40% new French oak for 10 months. This is the most reticent of Kershaws Chardonnays at the moment, holding everything back and demanding more coaxing from the glass. There is a real stony quality to the aromatics here. The palate is medium bodied with a subtle honeyed note on the entry, a little more rondeur than the CY 95, and a little more