Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2024 / 750ml | ≈ $22.51Original ZAR 370.00≈ €20.03 · £16.92 | vergelegen.co.za ↗ |
No 2020 RRP recorded; showing 2024 RRP.
Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.55%
Residual Sugar 2.09 g/L
pH 3.25
Total Acidity 6.29 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
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
Production Volume 12,300 bottles
Bottles12,300
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, St Martin) 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 50 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. The official PDF states 'bottled on 10th of November 2019' and 'Release date January 2022'; the bottling date is internally inconsistent with the stated 2020 vintage, so it is not normalized into bottling_date here.
Tasting Notes
lemony yellow-green colour, citrus, white peach, pineapple, spice, citrus blossoms, apricot, buttered toast aromas, long, elegant, lively minerality
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Lourensford Road, Somerset West, Cape Town, 7130, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 847 2100
Email
Owner
Anglo American Platinum Corporation