De Meye Chardonnay 2004

Veritas 2005 - Silver
Aroma: Refreshing notes of lime, citrus and ripe peaches.
Palate: Fresh lime on the palate, balanced with soft wood tannins, following through to a long finish of peaches and apples.

Best served chilled with a creamy Carbonara pasta, carpaccios, smoked chicken breast salad or oysters.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winery : De Meye Wines
winemaker : Marcus Milner
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol  rs : 1.7 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 5.6 g/l  
type : White   wooded
pack : Bottle  

AWARDS
Veritas 2005 - Silver
in the vineyard : Climate: Mediterranean–rainfall ± 650mm per annum. Vineyards are situated on De Meye in the western part of the Muldersvlei region, north of Stellenbosch. The vineyard faces south-east and a cool westerly wind during the ripening period months ensures healty balanced grapes.

Soil: Rich fertile soil, create ideal conditions for healthy, ripe grapes.

about the harvest: Grapes were hand picked and pressed at a sugar level of 24 º Balling.

in the cellar : The grapes were fermented in new 300L French oak barrels. After fermentation the wine was left for a further 4 months on the lees in barrel, the lees is then removed and an extra 3 months of maturation takes place in barrel.

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