Kleine Draken Chardonnay 2008

Name: Kleine Draken Chardonnay 2008
Brand: Kleine Draken
SKU: 19484

Colour: Light straw
Nose: Buttery, vanilla and varietal typical.
Palate: Smooth well rounded and velvety dry white with a long finish.

Soups, lightly flavoured casseroles, poultry and veal.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Zandwijk

winemaker : Jean van Rooyen

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 12.91 % vol rs : 1.4 g/l pH : 3.44 ta : 5.3 g/l fso2 : 30 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: 13 & 14 February 2008
Yield: 11 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 selected="true" yeast strain and fermented dry on french oak staves and left for 6 months on the lees with the staves. The wine was then racked and stabilized and received a light filtration prior to bottling.

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