2015 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.06%
Residual Sugar 3.1 g/L
pH 3.3
Total Acidity 7.1 g/L
Calories (estimated) 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Grape Varieties 75% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir
Classification Méthode Cap Classique
Region Robertson
Harvest Dates Second and third weeks of January 2015; hand-harvested during the early mornings
Fermentation Vessels 50% fermented in neutral French Pièce Champenoise oak barrels; the remaining base wines fermented in stainless-steel tanks.
Pressing Method Individual Parcels Were Gently Whole-Bunch Pressed; Only The Cuvée Fractions—The First 400 Litres Per Tonne—Were Used.
Oak Types Neutral French oak
Production Details The blend comprises 50% Chardonnay from a single block on the Graham Beck estate in Robertson, 25% Chardonnay from Darling, and 25% Pinot Noir from Elgin.
Tasting Notes Purity, complexity, longevity, elegance, consistency and balance
Producer Information
Website
Address
Scenic Cape Route, R60, Robertson, 7600, South Africa
Phone
+27 (0)23 626 1214
Email
Cellarmaster
Pieter Ferreira, Pierre de Klerk