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Saronsberg Chardonnay 2010

The wine has a light straw colour and flavours of butterscotch, nutty caramel, pear and lime. It has a rich, silky palate and a balanced oak finish.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : Dewaldt Heyns
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 14.05 % vol  rs : 3.7 g/l  pH : 3.51  ta : 5.6 g/l  va : 0.55 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Medium  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Cultivar: Chardonnay
Clones: CY95, CY 548
Age: 6years
Soil: Medium deep, partially decomposed Malmesbury shale
about the harvest: The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning
Harvest: 12February 2010
Yield: 4.6ton/ha
Balling: 23.5° B
pH: 23.5
Total acid: 5.6g/l
in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were force cooled to 4° C, pressed whole bunch, separating the free-run and press fractions. The juice was settled at 5° C for 48 hours. Racked and inoculated with Vin 13 in new 300l Allier French oak barrels, using three different coopers. A portion of 15% was tank fermented as a blending component. The wine fermented at 13° to 16° C for 20 days. A selection of barrels were blended and 4% barrel fermented Viognier was introduced, adding complexity. After blending it was returned to barrels. After a total barrel maturation period of 12 months the wine was racked, protein stabilized and bottled with a fine sheet filtration. It was released after 12 months bottle maturation.
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