The wine shows an attractive lemony yellow-green colour with a complex nose of citrus, peach, tropical fruit and mineral tones. The palate is long and full, with delicate wooding. Beautifully refined and elegant.
ORIGIN
The 2020 Chardonnay is made entirely from Estate grown grapes on the Rocklands, Rooiland, Slanghoek and LSB Vineyards.
VINIFICATION
Grapes were whole-bunch pressed and not given any skin contact. The juice, slightly clarified, was racked into 20% new French oak barrels (Francois Frère, Dargaud & Jaegle, St Martin, Latour and 80% second, third and fourth fill barrels) for alcoholic fermentation. All the different vineyards were barrel fermented and matured on the lees for 8 months before bottling on 8 November 2020
COMPOSITION
Chardonnay from the estate 100%
ANALYSIS
Alc 13.5%
RS 2.40 g/l
TA 6.6 g/l
pH 3.32
MATURATION
Drink now or allow to evolve over the next few years. Released June 2021.
