Bouchard Finlayson Chardonnay Sans Barrique 2014

Name: Bouchard Finlayson Chardonnay Sans Barrique 2014
Brand: Bouchard Finlayson
SKU: 36244

The wine is flinty and dry with strong hints of kiwi fruit and green apple, even a hint of banana. The flavour is intense and offers the ideal companion to crayfish and other fruits of the sea.

The flavour is intense and offers the ideal companion to crayfish and other fruits of the sea.

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variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Bouchard Finlayson Vineyard

winemaker : Peter Finlayson

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 12.94 % vol rs : 1.2 g/l pH : 3.37 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

in the vineyard : These grapes originate from a unique vineyard site, located amongst the tall mountains behind the village of Villiersdorp. Vintage 2014 enjoyed a high summer rainfall compliment which surprisingly presented better than average fruit. These circumstances proved to be ideal and the resulting wines show wonderful charm and excellent fruit flavours. The soils of the Elands Kloof valley are clay based and their lack of irrigation ensures a unique opportunity expressed in this wonderful mineral rich wine with excellent purity of fruit and long natural acid balance.

about the harvest:

in the cellar : Achieving character with best Chardonnay wines normally happens through the compliment of maturing in French Oak barrels. In this instance the Sans Barrique cuvee enjoys no wood, which is the key to its crisp clean personality. The palate and character of this style is achieved through leaving the wine on its primary lees for a number of months, thereby gaining flavours from the natural bed of original fermentation yeasts as they breakdown!

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