Delaire Chardonnay 2006

Name: Delaire Chardonnay 2006
Brand: Delaire
SKU: 17912

Lots of citrus flavours with hints of lemon butter and vanilla.

Summer seafood dishes and pastas

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Delaire Graff Estate

winemaker : Chris Kelly

wine of origin :

analysis : alc : 13 % vol rs : 2.25 g/l pH : 3.40 ta : 6.6 g/l

type : White wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Recommended Bottled Maturation: 2 - 3 years

in the vineyard : Situation: faces North
Altitude: 400 m
Distance from Sea: 50 km
Soil Type: Hutton, Clovelly (decomposed Granite)
Rootstock: Richter 101
Age of vines: 10 years
Trellising: Vertical shoot positioning
Pruning: 2 bud spurs

about the harvest: Harvesting Date: Mid February to early March

Low yielding Chardonnay picked over 3 different ripeness levels. Picked purely on flavour.

in the cellar : Barrel fermentation lasts 2 weeks, Matured in barrel for 9 months.
Oak used: 100% French Oak; 30% First Fill, 30% 2nd Fill, 30% 3rd Fill and 10% unwooded.

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