Danie de Wet Call of the African Eagle Chardonnay 2005

A classical lightly wooded chardonnay. A dry wine with strong lemony, yeasty flavours and a lingering nutty aftertaste. A wine with rich yet elegant fruit flavours and subtle French oak complexity

Serve lightly chilled as a delicious aperitif or with chicken, seafood and pasta

variety : Chardonnay [ Chardonnay ]

winery :

winemaker : Danie de Wet

wine of origin : Breede River

analysis : alc : 14.02 % vol rs : 2.7 g/l pH : 3.29 ta : 6.6 g/l va : 0.38 g/l so2 : 102 mg/l fso2 : 57 mg/l

type : White style : Dry taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Veritas Gold for 2001 vintage
17/20 by Malcolm Gluck for 2000

ageing : 2 to 5 years

in the vineyard : Soil type: Gravel lime
Rootstock: Richter 99, 110, 101-14
Age of the vines: 11 - 18 years
Vines per hectare: 4,000
Trellising style: 6 Wire fence system, cordon with spur pruning

in the cellar : The juice for this wine was selected from clones strong in citrus flavour. The wine fermented in small French oak barrels at 17 - 20ÂºC. After fermentation it was left on the lees for a short period to complement the delicate nature of the wine.

Barrel maturation: 2 months

Danie de Wet adjusts his methods of winemaking from year to year, according to weather conditions and grape quality, in the belief that wine is made in the vineyard and not in the cellar.

Cooper: French oak barrels for De Wetshof are specially selected from specific coopers to enhance the quality of the fruit.

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