Southend Chardonnay

This Chardonnay pairs beautifully with dishes like grilled seafood, roasted chicken, and creamy risotto, offering enough acidity to cut through rich flavors​.

Sourced from the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, this cool-climate region provides ideal growing conditions for Chardonnay. The vineyards benefit from maritime breezes, which help maintain the fresh acidity characteristic of the wine​.

The wine is aged in older French oak barrels, which impart light oak influence without overpowering the fruit. The focus remains on maintaining the wine's freshness and vibrant fruit profile​.

The wine was lightly oaked, with the fermentation process taking place in a combination of stainless steel and older oak barrels to preserve freshness while adding subtle complexity. The wine is known for its balanced integration of oak and fruit​.

Newton Johnson Vineyards is owned and managed by the Newton Johnson family. The farm is based in the upper Hemel en Aarde Valley near the seaside town of Hermanus an hour and a half’s drive out of Cape Town. This is a popular tourist destination famous for some of the most spectacular land-based whale watching in the world lush indigenous fynbos a floral kingdom home to 1500 species and exclusive to the Cape mountain walks and bike trails. Led by Dave a Cape Wine Master with a thesis on Pinot Noir and his wife Felicity (nee Newton) the Newton Johnson family moved to the Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley in 1995 built a cellar and started planting vines shortly thereafter. This enthusiasm for wine and Pinot noir in particular was passed on to and eagerly adopted by his sons Bevan and Gordon. They in turn have taken this family cellar and vineyards to new heights in exploring the nuances of this grape and their vineyards.