Millers Mile Chardonnay
Introduced by citrussy flavours, this delicate wine has a soft pronounced finish. Beautifully, easy drinking, balanced wine with a hint of velvety oak.
variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : Kosie Moller
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 5.0 g/l pH : 3.51 ta : 5.8 g/l va : 0.4 g/l so2 : 120 mg/l fso2 : 42 - 49 mg/l
type : White
in the vineyard : Supplier: Klein Parys Vineyards
Appellation/Origin: Paarl
Age of vines: 7-10 years
Rootstock: Richter 99/110
Trellis system: Hedge
Irrigation: Supplementary
Vine density: 1,2 x 2,0 m
Soil: Deep red, Hutton and Clovelly soil
Climate: Mediterranean, moderately warm summers with cold and wet winters. The are has a annual rainfall of approximately 750 mm
about the harvest:
Date: Feb/March
Type: Hand
Yield: 8-10 t/ha
in the cellar : Crushing/Destemming: Destalked
Tanks (type): Stainless Steel
Fermentation protocol (vessel, temp, duration): 12-14C
Malolactic: Partly
Barrel ageing (oak type, % of blend, duration): 15% matured in French oak barrels
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk/Sterile
Stabilisation: Cold
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