Kleine Draken Chardonnay 2007

Name: Kleine Draken Chardonnay 2007
Brand: Kleine Draken
SKU: 17517

Colour: Bright deep straw.
Nose: Buttery, vanilla and varietal typical.
Palate: Smooth well-rounded and velvety dry white with a more-ish finish.

Soups, lightly flavoured casseroles, poultry and veal.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Zandwijk

winemaker : Neil Schnoor

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 11.85 % vol rs : 1.7 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 6.6 g/l fso2 : 22 mg/l

type : White style : Dry wooded kosher

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Irrigation: Overhead
Trellis System: extended Perold
Soil: Decomposed granite
Climate: Hot dry summers & heavy winter rains

about the harvest: Type: Handpicked
Date: 5 & 6 February 2007
Yield: 9 tons / ha

in the cellar : After destalking and crushing the mash was cooled to 16°C and then pressed in a membrane press at ± 1 bar. The free run juice was then treated with a pectolytic enzyme and allowed to settle overnight. The juice was inoculated with a specially chosen yeast strain and fermented dry in new French Oak for approximately 2 weeks. The wine was racked, stabilized and then sterile filtered before bottling in mid-March.

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