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Vergelegen's winemaking philosophy is simple : there must be harmony between the old and the new.  

CHARDONNAY 2005

Pale green-gold colour with intensely-focused flavours showing citrus, biscuits, toast and ripe fruits.  The taste is long and elegant with excellent fruit/wood integration. Best served at 10-12°C with smoked salmon, oysters, grilled rainbow trout and poultry.

Origin

 

The grapes were sourced from Vergelegen’s premium vineyards located on south/south-west facing slopes.  The soils are Helderberg granite or Clovelly. Rootstock used is R 110, which is very suitable for dry-land conditions. As a result of cool conditions and wind, yields were extremely low at 4.5 tons/ha. The wine also contains some 20% Chardonnay sourced from the Constantia Valley.

Vinification

 

No skin contact is employed.  The majority of the grapes were whole-bunch pressed, settled to a turbidity of 175 NTU’s and then racked to 225l French barrels for fermentation. 60% of the wine was barrel-fermented and matured on the lees for seven months. The remainder was fermented in stainless steel tanks.

Composition

 

100% Chardonnay

Analysis

 

13.5% Alc
2.1 g/l RS
6.1 g/l TA
3.39 pH

Maturation

 

Drink now or over the next 3-4 years.