Crystallum Ferrum Chardonnay 2023 (75cl)

Ferrum is a Chardonnay from Crystallum in South Africa, from the 2023 vintage. It is a white for dinner with steamed fish or roast chicken, holding its own rather than being broad and buttery. It is a cool-climate South African Chardonnay, usually showing citrus and white orchard fruit with a firm line of acidity, taut and savoury rather than broad. Serve it cool but not ice cold so the texture has room to show.