Storm Wines

Chardonnay, Vrede, Hemel en Aarde, 2022

Name: Chardonnay, Vrede, Hemel en Aarde
Brand: Storm Wines

92/100

Vinous

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all 2020 2021 2023

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A 0.8Ha plot. Planted 2006 Vrede never disappoints. Low yielding with notes of white pear citrus, marzipan and stones with a bit of struck match and ginger spice (native ferment). 12.88% of alcohol shows that a vineyard can give texture and viscosity without feeling lean. Barrel fermented and 8 months in oak, 30% new and the rest up to 2016. 10-15% whole cluster pressed and the rest destemmed but they will increase this over time. 100% MLF in 2020 helps to build the roundness with a balance of low alcohol and freshness. Harvested in the second half of February, usually 2-3 weeks later than the Pinot.

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Provenance in fine wine

When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of utmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Chardonnay Vrede undergoes a 5-hour skin contact with around eight months in oak barrels, 30% new. The intense bouquet has dried honey, beeswax and bruised apple scents. The palate is well-balanced, with a very harmonious opening. The Bokkeveld shale soils are articulated extremely well here, gaining weight with a vivid, almond-tinged, pithy finish that lingers in the mouth. Excellent.

drinking window 2024 - 2040

date of review 11/2023

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Specifications

Country:

South Africa

Region:

Western Cape

Appellation:

Hemel en Aarde Valley

Producer:

Storm Wines

style:

White Wine

Grape Variety:

Chardonnay

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.