Solo Chardonnay 2025
By Christian Eedes, 14 July 2026
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Carl Schultz’s portfolio of wines under his own Solo label continues to grow after his departure from Hartenberg at the end of 2024 with the addition of a Chardonnay 2025, grapes from the Duiwenhoks River area near Vermaaklikheid, 350 km east of Cape Town.
Fermented and matured for 10 months in 225-litre barrels, of which 20% were new, the wine shows all the deftness that Schultz used to bring to Eleanor, the top-end Chardonnay he used to make at Hartenberg.
Lemon plus hints of oatmeal, vanilla and some nuttiness on the nose while the palate has a reined-in power about it – concentrated fruit matched by punchy acidity, the finish dry. A Chardonnay with both substance and momentum. Alc: 13.59%.
CE’s rating: 94 | Serious
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