Winters Drift Chardonnay 2011

Colour: A light gold colour wine with slight green reflections.
Nose: On the nose the wine delivers soft pear, butterscotch and vanilla aromas. The complexity is characteristic of a long, cool ripening period.
Palate: On the palate, the wine burst with cultivar specific flavours. White nectarine flavours become apparent. The wood is seamlessly integrated to support, rather than overwhelm, the grape.

Will pair with a variety of white meat, fish and vegetable dishes.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Winters Drift

winemaker : _

wine of origin : Elgin

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 4.1 g/l pH : 3.23 ta : 7.1 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

ageing : 3 - 4 yearsbr /

in the vineyard : The Chardonnay vineyards have a (cooler) south facing aspect, and are 295m above sea level. Planted with a vine spacing of 2.5m x 1.5m in deep red/yellow soils with high water retention capacity, but very well drained. The first Chardonnay vineyards were planted in 2005.

about the harvest: Grapes were hand picked early in the morning to ensure only the best fruit to be vinified.

Grape analysis
Sugar: 24.9°B
pH: 3.54
Total Acidity: 5.25 g/l

in the cellar : The grapes were sorted on a table. Cold fermented with selected yeast strains. 50% of the blend spend 8 months on primary lees in 100% 300 litre French oak (1st & 2nd fill) barrels. 50% of the blend is unwooded.

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