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Majors Hill Chardonnay Hill 2006

A full ripe, concentrated wine with beautiful tropical fruit favours with citrus and sweet melon and hints of butter.

Enjoyed with seafood, and spicy foods.
variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : Alkie van der Merwe
wine of origin : Robertson
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 2.2 g/l  pH : 3.34  ta : 6.6 g/l  
type : White   wooded
pack : Bottle  

ageing : 2 to 3 years.
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Rich loamy river sediment
Age of Vines: 8 years
Viticulture practice: Trellised. Controlled irrigation. Harvest control. Summer pruning.
Yield per Hectare: 7 tons
about the harvest: Only healthy optimum ripened grapes, hand harvested at night in February 2006, to ensure the flavours is intact.
in the cellar : The grapes were destemmed only right into tanks by gravity to keep the whole berries, cooled down to 5ºC and kept on the skins for 48 hours. The free run juice is then drawn off by gravity and the clear juice gets fermented with specially selected yeast. Bottling is done cold to keep all the flavours intact.
Wood ageing: 3 Months selected French oak
Bottling date: August 2006
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