Whalehaven Chardonnay 2011

White gold in colour with aromas of lavendar, honey and nougat. Enticing melange of quince, orange peel and pineapple flavours with a delicate almond note on the finish.


variety : Chardonnay [ 100 % Chardonnay ]
winery : Whalehaven Wines
winemaker : Reino Thiart
wine of origin : Elgin
analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol  rs : 1.2 g/l  pH : 3.27  ta : 6.3 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : 0  

in the vineyard : 

in the cellar : The grapes were whole bunch pressed without de-stemming or crushing. The juice was settled at 15°C, racked and inoculated with a Burgandian styled cultivated yeast strain. After fermentation started in stainless steel tanks the juice was transferred to barrel for the rest of the fermentation. Malo-Lactic fermentation took place in the same barrels before the wine was matured in these barrels for 12 months and the filtered and bottled. 50% 1st Fill barrel, all French oak.

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