Thelema Sutherland Chardonnay 2009

Name: Thelema Sutherland Chardonnay 2009
Brand: Thelema
SKU: 28316

Fresh citrus flavours combine brilliantly with subtle toasty oak. This wine has pure, clean fruit, leaving a fresh finish. This wine shows surprising complexity for such a young wine.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Thelema Mountain Vineyards

winemaker : Gyles Webb & Rudi Schultz

wine of origin :

analysis : alc : 13.68 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.37 ta : 6.5 g/l

type : White taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Maturation Potential: 2010 - 2014

in the vineyard : Root stock: Richter 110
Soil type: Tukulu
Age of vines: Planted August 2004
Plant density: 2.7m X 1.6m
Trellising: 7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires
Pruning: Spur pruning
Irrigation: drip irrigation Vintage: 2009

about the harvest: Picking date: 12th February 2009
Grape sugar: 23 oB
Acidity: 7.7 g/l
pH at harvest: 3.

in the cellar : Yeasts: Davis 522
Fermentation temp: 15 degrees
Method: Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrel. Aged for 10 months on gross lees with the lees being stirred every fortnight

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