Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.88%
Residual Sugar 1.63 g/L
pH 3.35
Total Acidity 5.82 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Chardonnay100%
Drinking Window over the next decade
Region Stellenbosch
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Oak Barrel
Pressing Method Whole Cluster
Malolactic Fermentation 33%
Lees Aging 8 months
Oak Details 30% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak30%
Oak Types French
Bottling Date November 15, 2019
Production Volume 7,300 bottles
Bottles7,300
Production Details Grapes were whole-bunch pressed with no skin contact. The juice, with some clarification, was racked into 30% new French oak barrels (Francois Frère, Dargaud & Jaegle) and 70% second and third-fill barrels for alcoholic fermentation. The spontaneous onset of fermentation was allowed for and after 7 days the barrels were inoculated with a pure culture yeast strain. Fermentation took approximately 15 days to complete - once the sugar was fermented, all 25 barrels were topped up. Only one-third of the barrels were allowed to complete malolactic fermentation to retain optimum acidity/freshness. The young wine was left on the gross lees for 8 months with regular batonnage, then stabilized and bottled on 15th November 2019. Released June 2021.
Tasting Notes
Nose: citrus, white peach, pineapple, spice, citrus blossoms, apricot, buttered toast
Palate: long, elegant, lively minerality
lemony yellow-green colour
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Address
Lourensford Road, Somerset West, Cape Town, 7130, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 847 2100
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Owner
Anglo American Platinum Corporation