Winemaker Notes
Heavy clay soils rich in limestone allow this Chardonnay to emit optimum varietal expression in a cloak of rich complexity. An un wooded wine, Limestone Hill has notes of grapefruit and nuts, with the complexity balanced by a nuanced elegance ending with a delicate ripeness.
As a culinary companion, Limestone Hill is superb with oysters, cream-based pasta dishes and light curries, as well as roast pork and veal dishes.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
The De Wetshof Estate 2025 Robertson Limestone Hill Chardonnay is the estate’s largest production and its global calling card, drawn from a cluster of vineyards surrounding the cellar. Grown on clay-rich limestone soils and matched carefully with site-appropriate clones, it shows lifted citrus tones and vibrant freshness with an easy, flowing drinkability. The broad limestone shelf beneath Robertson provides consistency and brightness across multiple parcels, allowing scale (with approximately 300,000 bottles made) without sacrificing varietal character.
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James Suckling
This is fresh and clean, showing chopped apples, lemons and grapefruit on the nose, followed by a medium-bodied, crisp palate. No nonsense.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Within the Breede River Valley in South Africa, Robertson is a warm and dry winegrowing region notable for its white wines. The region is home to an increasing number of estates and cooperatives.