#414 JH Meyer Palmiet Chardonnay 2022

JH Meyer Chardonnay

Video chapter index

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00:00 – Intro
00:36 – The recent history of cool climate wines in South Africa
02:03 – Wine Hacks with Han – how to buy a vineyard
02:44 – Why did Stompie leave Elgin?
03:49 – Stompie and magical Swartland Chardonnay
04:16 – Tasting notes for the JH Meyer Palmiet Chardonnay
05:53 – Links to more videos on the future of Piket Bo-Berg wine

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The end-of-an-era bottling

This marks the final vintage of a wine that Johan “Stompie” Meyer made for 15 consecutive years.
But it’s not all farewell and wistful nostalgia—there’s serious excitement brewing too.
We’ll get to that…

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TASTING NOTES

👃🏼  Naartjie, fresh-cut apple, and white peach, with oatmeal.

Classic flinty reduction (think struck match), softened by subtle hints of… I want to say daisies… but they don’t even smell that good. It’s a sweetish, pollen-like hint that’s not quite jasmine.

👄  Linear. Taut. Mineral.
That zip down the sides of your tongue? Pure salinity.
Then: creamy citrus oil texture—lemon zest folded into clotted cream.
Lifted acidity (not spiky), and a subtle thread of almond brittle throughout, thanks to the oak/concrete ferment combo.
Bottom line?
This wine is both culmination and transition—
a last hurrah for Elgin Palmiet,
and a sneak preview of Piket-Bo-Berg’s bright future.

TECHNICAL SPECS

🔬Wine of Origin Elgin. 100% Chardonnay. The fruit is farmed according to strict organic standards and is hand-harvested from the Palmiet Vineyard in Elgin, which was planted in 2008. Only native yeast is used, and the wine is matured for 12 months in a combination of old oak barrels and concrete eggs.
Soil Type: Decomposed granite with some red clay, Koffie-klip, and schist
Alc 13.5% | Production: 11,333 bottles | Total SO₂: None added | Acid: 6.67 g/L | pH: 3.33
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