WINES

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

CHARDONNAY 2000

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 2004 : 4 Stars John Platter Guide 2002 : 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. Rootstock used is R 110 - which is very suitable for dry-land conditions.
	Vinification
	No skin contact is employed. 30% of the total volume was 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 % Chardonnay
	Analysis
	13.5 % Alc 2.9 g/l RS 6.5 g/l TA 3.2 pH
	Maturation
	Drink now but will improve with further maturation.

WINES

CHARDONNAY 2000

AWARDS

Origin

Vinification

Composition

Analysis

Maturation