Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 3.3 g/L
pH 3.3
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Chardonnay100%
Drinking Window another 3-5 years to show its colours
Region Elgin
Soil Ironstone
Grapes Picked 2nd March - 4th March 2021
Brix at Harvest 23.0°
Grape Clone Dijon CY548
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel
Pressing Method Whole Cluster
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Aging 11 months
Oak Details 100% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak100%
Oak Types French
Barrel Size 228 litre barrels
Production Details Grapes were hand-picked in the early autumnal mornings, placed into small lug baskets and tipped directly into a press before being gently whole-bunch pressed. The juice gravity-flowed directly to barrel without settling. The unclarified juice had no enzymes or yeast added to it and therefore underwent spontaneous fermentation until dry, with malolactic discouraged. The wine rested in barrel for four months before judicious sulphuring and a further seven months’ maturation in barrel before racking, blending and bottling. This wine was micro-vinified as a separate batch.
Tasting Notes
lemon chiffon, citrus oil, lime, lemon cream biscuits, apple blossom, brisk acidity, saline, crushed rocks, orchard fruit, apricot cream, toasted almonds, oatmeal, wintergreen, quarry dust, mineral, salted lemons
Critics Ratings Tim Atkin: 95/100
Tim Atkin95/100
Claire Nesbitt for James Suckling95/100
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 200 2589
Email
Owner
Richard Kershaw
Cellarmaster
Richard Kershaw MW