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

CHARDONNAY 2003

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.

AWARDS

  International Wine Challenge 2004 : Bronze

Origin

 

The grapes were all sourced from Vergelegenís premium vineyards located on South/South West facing slopes.  The soils are Helderberg granite or Clovelly. Rootstock used is R 110 ñ which is very suitable for dry-land conditions. As a result

Vinification

 

No skin contact is employed.  The majority of the grapes were whole bunch pressed, settled to a turbidity of 175 NTUís and then racked to 225l French barrels for fermentation. 84% of the wine was barrel fermented and matured on the lees for 9 months. The rest was tank fermented for freshness.

Composition

 

100 % Chardonnay

Analysis

 

14 % Alc
2.3 g/l RS
6.3 g/l TA
3.24 pH

Maturation

 

Drink now or over the next 4-6 years..