Winters Drift Chardonnay 2012

Colour: Pale straw colour with a hint of green.
Nose: A voluptuous nose displaying lemon rind and butter with softer vanilla, smokiness and peach in the background. The complexity confirms the quality of the wine.
Palate: The mouth feel is wide and soft. Acidity gently pierces the aftertaste to provide freshness.

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

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winery : Winters Drift
winemaker : _
wine of origin : Elgin Valley
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 3.9 g/l  pH : 3.32  ta : 6.1 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Medium   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Will age splendidly over the next three to four years.

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.

Vineyard Information
Planted: 2005
Clone: CY548A & CY96A
Rootstock: R110

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 : 50% of the final blend was fermented in stainless steel tanks. The must was inoculated with selected yeast and fermentation took place at low and constant temperatures. The other 50% fermented in French oak barrels. This component was not inoculated; natural fermentation took place over a period of 9 months. This part of the blend went through Malolactic fermentation. After 6 months a little part of the wooded chardonnay went to the stainless steel tank for optimum integration... the rest stayed in the barrels for 10 months.

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