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The Family Collection Chardonnay 2012

I felt that I’d over oaked the 2011 (although it aged gracefully) and tried to reign this vintage in a bit. The cool climate elegance and lightness of being harmonise with the grape’s lime and mineral spectrum, while aging in barrel on yeast lees has given the wine a plush palate.

Should age beautifully, and be a good accompaniment to veal, chicken dishes and seafood.
variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winery : Meinert Wines
winemaker : Martin Meinert
wine of origin : Devon Valley
analysis : alc : 13.66 % vol  rs : 3.4 g/l  pH : 3.19  ta : 6.6 g/l  
type : White  body : Light   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

From: Family Collection wines are our reserve bottlings, unique small lots bottled for family, friends and loyal customers.
in the vineyard : One of my Elgin Sauvignon blanc growers, my brother-in-law Alastair Moodie, has a patch of Chardonnay. Previously I had made some very good Chardonnay during my stint at Vergelegen but I was curious about making a wine from proper cool-climate fruit. This is the second vintage of FC Chardonnay, and for the time being the last!
about the harvest: Grapes were hand-picked on 12 March 2012.
in the cellar : Juice settled then to 1 new and 4 second fill barrels where it fermented and remained on the yeast lees until February 2013. Bottled on Valentine’s Day 2013. Only 1034 bottles made.
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