Golden Kaan Chardonnay 2006

2009 US Magazine Wine Enthusiast (March Issue) - Best Buy
2008 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Silver Medal
AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2008, Austria (October) - Silver Medal
Dallas Morning News Wine Competition 2008, USA (February) - Silver Medal
South African Chardonnay at its best! Pale lime-green shades announce the freshness of this wine. Tropical fruit with subtle peach and nutty aromas. A well-balanced wine with soft toasty flavours make this a friendly and easy-drinking Chardonnay.

Will complement smoked salmon, oysters, grilled fish, veal and most small game.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winery : Golden Kaan
winemaker : Sterik de Wet
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 13.76 % vol  rs : 5.09 g/l  pH : 3.45  ta : 5.66 g/l  
type : White   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2009 US Magazine Wine Enthusiast (March Issue) - Best Buy
2008 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Silver Medal
AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2008, Austria (October) - Silver Medal
Dallas Morning News Wine Competition 2008, USA (February) - Silver Medal
in the vineyard : Climate: Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters, of approximately 600 - 800 mm or rain per year.
Soil: Table Mountain sandstone and Malmesbury shale.

in the cellar : Fullripe grapes were crushed and the juice fermented in a combination of second fill French oak barrels and on French oak staves in stainless steel tanks. Lees contact of about 2 months were allowed.

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