Dorrance, Chardonnay Cuvee Anais, Cape Town, South Africa

Light greenish gold in the glass, this wine has a nose of cold cream and buttered popcorn. With a bright and fantastic acidity that brings to life juicy flavours of melon curds, white flowers and lemon peel that linger with a really nice minerality and a clean finish. Almost in the style of Chassagne Montrachet, it is a delicate, yet powerful wine which exhibits precision and a whole load of yum. This is a star-studded cuvee - in 2009 Prince Albert II of Monaco was served this wine at his wedding meal, cooked by Alain Ducasse, when he married. Born and raised in France, from a Calvados family, Christophe Durand moved to Cape Town in 1995. Initially working as a supplier of premium French wine barrels, he became more and more involved in winemaking, eventually combining his knowledge and passion for fines wines to create Dorrance Wines. A strong proponent of tradition, Christophe’s philosophy is to interact as little as possible with the grapes, leaving each cuvée to reflect the elegance of its terroir.