De Meye Chardonnay Unwooded 2005

Aroma: Tantalising aromas of apricots peaches and sweet melon characterises this wine.
Palate: Mouthfilling mid-palate with a long clean finish.

Best served chilled, accompanying a fresh garden salad, oysters, asparagus with a hollandaise sauce, sushi, fish and other seafood dishes .

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winery : De Meye Wines
winemaker : Marcus Milner
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol  rs : 3.0 g/l  pH : 3.55  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  

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 healthy balanced grapes.

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

about the harvest: Grapes were hand picked from vines with a yield of approximately 7 tons per hectare and at a sugar level of 25 º Balling.

in the cellar : Fermented in stainless steel tanks and then left on the lees for a further one month.

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