"Possibly the best wine awarded five stars in this year's Platter Wine Guide (released this week and available in shops for RRP R159), was a Chardonnay made in Elgin by French winemaker, Julien Schaal - if the French have started making Chardonnays in this country, surely our terroir can't be that bad after all?!"

" CHARDONNAY 2009 . by Sarah Ahmed"

"5 STARS CHARDONNAY 2009 ."

"CHARDONNAY 2009 by Neil Pendock."

"GCV was also impressed by Julien Schaal’s Syrah and Merlot Petit/Verdot blend 2006 although only one local bottle store has stock and transport upcountry cost far more than the wine (...) improving his SA distribution would be a win-win prposition for himself and SA wine lovers."

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Reportage sur les Vins Julien Schaal

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"Que Syrah Syrah: Alsatianwinemaker Julien Schaal, above,who last year won a Coup deCoeur award, and, below, ameeting of the Elgin Valley WineGuild earlier this month"

Neil Pendock - Sunday Times

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Comptant sans doute parmi les plus jeunes viticulteurs de France du haut de ses 27 ans, Julien Schaal nourrit son originalité d’un autre détail de poids : il vendange… deux fois par an.

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91 points

Simon Woods