Staff Pick

Aslina, Chardonnay - 2023

Name: Aslina, Chardonnay
Brand: Aslina
SKU: 40680
Price: 21.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 40680 750 mL

Winemaker Ntsiki Biyela has an incredible history as the first female black winemaker in South Africa. Her new label, Aslina, is named in honor of her grandmother. The Chardonnay is a pale straw color and full of lush yellow fruit with minerality and brilliant acidity.

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Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

South Africa

Region

Western Cape

Producer

Aslina

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

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Staff Pick Notes

Aslina was founded by Ntsiki Biyela, the country's first Black female winemaker, and is named for her grandmother, who's been a major inspiration in her life. Needless to say, growing up in Mahlabathini, a semi-rural town in KwaZulu-Natal on South Africa’s Eastern Cape, Biyela didn't have much exposure to wine. She won a scholarship to the University of Stellenbosch and then spent years at Stellakaya. Earning numerous awards along the way, she has become a superstar. All of her wines are excellent, but I love the Chardonnay. It has an Old World, Burgundian vibe with notes of pear, citrus, wet stone and a hint of oak.

- ALM

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