Marklew Chardonnay 2010

Wonderfully rich and indulgent with hints of citrus and butterscotch.

Fish (calamari, salmon), Thai curry, soups.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Marklew Wines

winemaker : Kajo Malek

wine of origin : Simonsberg, Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.23 % vol rs : 2.9 g/l pH : 3.59 ta : 6.3 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Chardonnay 2010 is drinking well now, but can be drunk a 2-4 years after vintage.

in the vineyard : Soil: Red Hutton
Slope Direction: SE Facing
Age of Vineyard: 13 years old
Rootstock: Richter 99

about the harvest: Our Chardonnay was hand picked and vinified from a selection of rows out of a top-performing dry land block of vineyard on the farm.

in the cellar : Grapes were hand sorted and whole bunch pressed. Alcoholic fermentation was done in a selection of French 300 litre barrels where it matured for 10 months before bottling. Oaking – 20% New French barrels, 80% 2nd and 3rd fill French barrels. Barrels were rolled once a week to add a buttery full bodied complexity. Fermentation – grapes were barrel fermented at a low temperature to ensure fruit flavours on both nose and palate. MLF was 100% completed on 50% of barrels. Wild yeast fermentation on a few barrels added to complexity. The wine was lightly filtered before bottling and then labelled on the farm.

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