Thelema Sutherland Chardonnay 2010

Name: Thelema Sutherland Chardonnay 2010
Brand: Thelema
SKU: 30773

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 : 13.10 % vol rs : 1.8 g/l pH : 3.39 ta : 6.3 g/l

type : White style : Dry taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Maturation Potential: 2011 - 2014

in the vineyard : Varietal: Chardonnay - Clones CY 270, CY 548A, CY 95/96 and 277D
Rootstock: Richter 110 and 101 - 14 Mgt
Soil type: Tukulu
Age of vines: Planted August 2004
Plant density: 2300 - 2500 vines/ha
Trellising: 7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires
Pruning: Spur pruning
Yield: 11 t/ha
Irrigation: Drip irrigation
Vintage: One of the more difficult vintages in recent years. Warm spells of weather, with random rainy periods during the ripening period.

about the harvest: Picking date: 12th - 22nd February 2010
Grape sugar: 22.5 - 23°B
Acidity: 6.5 - 7.0 g/l
pH at harvest: 3.25 - 3.3

in the cellar : Yeasts: Davis 522
Fermentation temp: 19°C
Method: Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in 228 litre French oak barrels. The wine spends 10 months on its gross fermentation lees, with the lees being stirred every fortnight.

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