WINES

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

CHARDONNAY 1999

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

	AWARDS
	John Platter Guide 2001 : 4 Stars SA Airways Winelist Awards 2001 : Veritas Awards 2000 : Gold John Platter Guide 2000 : 4 Stars
	Origin
	The grapes were all sourced from Vergelegen's Premium Vineyards located on South/South West facing slopes. The soils are Helderberg granite or Clovelly.
	Vinification
	No skin contact is employed. 30% of total volume were whole bunch pressed, the remainder destemmed, crushed and pressed. Juice recovery amounted to 585 l/ton, which indicates the extremely gentle handling. After settling overnight, the juice was racked to 225 l French barrels for fermentation. 100% of the wine was barrel fermented and matured on the lees of 7 months.
	Composition
	100 % Vergelegen Chardonnay. First time that only our grapes were used for standard label.
	Analysis
	13.5 % Alc 2.9 g/l RS 6.5 g/l TA 3.24 pH 34 mg/l Free SO2 97 mg/l Total SO2 24.5 g/l Extracts
	Maturation
	Drink now, but will improve with further maturation.

WINES

CHARDONNAY 1999

AWARDS

Origin

Vinification

Composition

Analysis

Maturation