Chris Alheit Cartology 2020

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\pard\ul\b\f0\fs17\lang2067 Tim Atkin:\ulnone\b0\par
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Since its first, headline-grabbing release in 2011, Cartology has become a key wine in the\par
history of the new South Africa. Blended across the Western Cape, it's an assemblage of\par
Chenin Blanc with 10% Semillon that\rquote s herbal, textured and sappy with notes of oatmeal,\par
citrus and pear, pithy acidity, subtle oak and a spicy twist. Arguably the best release since\par
2011. 2021-27\par
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\ul\b Jancis Robinson:\ulnone\b0\par
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\pard\widctlpar\cf1\f1\fs22\lang7177 Such intensity! Salty beeswax on the nose and some green notes (S\'e9millon?) streak the liquid honey (though it's a bone-dry wine) and real grip on the inside of the palate. Very tense but with masses of fruit. Still very youthful but it's rather difficult to resist. Really throbs for ages on the finish. My only complaint? That the Diam stopper\~they use expanded so rapidly after being extracted that I couldn't get it back in a few minutes after pulling it. I should imagine that this wine will last for weeks in an opened bottle.\cf0\lang2067\par

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