Château Canet, Chardonnay Alternative 2024
Château Canet, Chardonnay Alternative 2024 is a dry, medium-bodied white from Chardonnay (Stellenbosch, South Africa), in the rich, round whites style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Good with roast chicken, salmon, creamy pasta, lobster.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penfolds, Bin 311 Chardonnay 2024 Penfolds · South Australia | £26.20 | |||
| Calera Central Coast Chardonnay 2023 Calera · California | £24.64 | |||
| Viré-Clessé Vieilles Vignes, Meurgey-Croses 2023 Meurgey-Croses · Burgundy | £24.50 | |||
| Monthélie Les Champs Ronds, Domaine Éric Boigelot 2020 Domaine Éric Boigelot · Burgundy | £31.00 |
Floris Lemstra's ambitions are not modest. Having spent his formative years in Burgundy, he returned to Château Canet with a very specific idea: find the right mineral soils, plant Chardonnay, and make something that could hold its own against the Côte d'Or. The Alternative Chardonnay is the result — picked in the cool of the day, pressed, and then vinified and aged for twelve months in new French oak barrels. Rich and structured, with brioche and vanilla riding over pure, focused fruit, it has the freshness and backbone to hold its shape as it develops. This is a wine that wears its Burgundian inspiration openly but is very much its own thing. We'd drink it now with something substantial on the plate.