Fairview Chardonnay 2002

Very ripe grapes will give full tropical Chardonnay, offset by sweet toasty oak.
Colour: Pale buttercup with green tints.
Aroma: Lemon cream, peach and vanilla.
Palate: Ripe and well balanced.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Fairview Wines

winemaker : Anthony de Jager

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.17 % vol rs : 5.4 g/l pH : 3.4 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : White style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

2001 Vintage
4 stars John Platter Guide
Silver at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2002
Double Gold at the Veritas Awards 2002

ageing : Will drink well for the next two to three years.

in the vineyard : Fairview cellar - with its spectacular view of Table Mountain - lies on the south west slopes of Paarl at the Cape of Good Hope. Established more than 300 years ago, Fairview has been in my family for three generations. Our committed team ca

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested in February 2002.

in the cellar : Ripe grapes were whole bunch pressed before being barrel fermented in new and second fill French and American oak barrels. The wine spent six months sur lie before being bottled.

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