in the vineyard : The ideal soil conditions for vineyard cultivation in the Cape allows Danie de Wet to match specific cultivars to their ideal soil requirements, in the belief that good wine is made in the vineyard, not in the cellar.
Rootstock: Richter 99, 110, 101-14
Age of the vines: 11-18 years
Yield: 8 tons per hectare
Soil type: Gravel lime
Vines per hectare: 4000
Trellising style: 6 Wire fence system, cordon with spur pruning
in the cellar : A pioneer of Chardonnay in South Africa, Danie uses traditional winemaking techniques, combined with modern technology to create a wine with rich yet elegant tropical, fruit flavours and subtle French oak complexity
The juice for this wine was selected from clones strong in citrus flavour. The wine fermented in small French oak barrels at 17-20ºC. After fermentation it was left on the lees for a short period to compliment the delicate nature of the wine.
Barrel maturation - 2 months