WINES

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

CHARDONNAY RESERVE 2002

The wine shows an attractive lemony yellow-green colour with a complex nose of citrus, vanilla, butterscotch, tropical fruit and mineral tones. On the palate the taste is long and full with no excessive wooding. Complex, powerful yet still elegant.

	AWARDS
	Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2004 : Bronze John Platter Guide 2004 : 4.5 Stars Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2003 : Bronze
	Origin
	The grapes were harvested from Vergelegenís 2 premium white wine vineyards: Schaapenberg and Lower Schaapenberg. South & South-West sloping vineyards at 200 ñ 240 m above sea level. The soils are Clovelly or granites with a clay base. Roots
	Vinification
	Whole bunch pressed, with no skin contact. The juice was clarified to 220 NTUís (quite turbid) and then racked into new French barrels (Francois Frere & Dargaud and Jaegle) for alcoholic fermentation. No cultured yeastís are used. The wine was matured on the lees for 13 months with regular batonage.
	Composition
	100 % Chardonnay
	Analysis
	13.5 % Alc 2.7 g/l RS 6.5 g/l TA 3.25 pH
	Maturation
	Drink over the next five years.

WINES

CHARDONNAY RESERVE 2002

AWARDS

Origin

Vinification

Composition

Analysis

Maturation