Vergelegen Chardonnay 2006

Name: Vergelegen Chardonnay 2006
Brand: Vergelegen
SKU: 17531

Pale green-gold colour with intensely focused flavours showing citrus, biscuits, toast and ripe fruits. The taste is long and elegant with excellent fruit / wood integration.

Best served at 10 - 12Â°C with smoked salmon, oysters, grilled rainbow trout and poultry.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Vergelegen Wines

winemaker : Andre van Rensburg

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.0 g/l pH : 3.49 ta : 5.4 g/l

type : White

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Drink now or over the next 3-4 years.

in the vineyard :

The grapes were sourced from Vergelegenâ€™s premium vineyards located on South/South West facing slopes. The soils are Helderberg granite or Clovelly. Rootstock used is R 110 â€“ which is very suitable for dry-land conditions. As a result of cool conditions and wind, yields were extremely low at 4.5 tons/ha.

in the cellar :

No skin contact is employed. The majority of the grapes were whole bunch pressed, settled to a turbidity of 175 NTUâ€™s and then racked to 225l French barrels for fermentation. 40% of the wine was barrel fermented and matured on the lees for 7 months. The remainder was fermented in stainless steel tanks.

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