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

CHARDONNAY 2011

The wine shows an attractive lemony yellow-green colour with a complex nose of citrus, vanilla, butterscotch, tropical fruit and mineral tones. The palate is long and full with delicate wooding. Beautifully refined and elegant.




Origin

 

The grapes selected for this premium Chardonnay were sourced from Vergelegen’s Korhaan, Rooiland,  Rocklands and Slanghoek vineyards, as well as vineyards in Walker Bay and Darling.

Vinification

 

Grapes were whole-bunch pressed and not given any skin contact. The juice, slightly clarified, was racked into 20% new French oak barrels (Francois Frère, Dargaud & Jaegle and Mercurey) and 80% second, third and fourth fill barrels for alcoholic fermentation. The Darling and a portion of the Rooiland grapes were tank fermented because of their delicate structures. The remainder of Vergelegen, as well as  Walker Bay and Darling were fermented in barrel, using a combination of cultured yeasts and feral fermentations. The young wine was matured for 6 months on the lees in both tank and barrel before bottling in August 2011.

Composition

 

100% Chardonnay made up as follows:
Vergelegen Estate 51%
Darling 29 %
Walker Bay 20%

Analysis

 

13.44% Alc
2.58/l RS
5.36 g/l TA
3.40 pH

Maturation

 

Drink over the next 5 years.