Spier Seaward Chardonnay 2018

Aromas of ruby grapefruit, mango, citrus with undertones of raw almonds. The creamy palate offers a fresh citrus and nectarine with well-integrated vanilla on the finish.

Enjoy with pork chops, roast chicken or creamy mushroom pasta.

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variety : Chardonnay [ Chardonnay ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Jacques Erasmus

wine of origin : Tygerberg

analysis : alc : 13.85 % vol rs : 5.0 g/l pH : 3.28 ta : 5.96 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fragrant

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Southwest facing vineyards from the cool Tygerberg Hills close to Cape town with oakleaf soils and a proximity to the ocean of 16km. Dryland, semi-trellised vines with an average age of 15 years yielded the grapes for this wine. Average temperature as follows: Moderate summer with low night temperatures. Cold winter.

about the harvest: Grapes were hand-harvested between 22.5 and 23.5° Balling.

in the cellar : The grapes where cooled down at cellar before crushing. Skin contact was allowed for 4 hours at 10°C. Only free-run juice drained by gravity was used for fermentation. 80% of blend fermented in Stainless steel tank and 20% fermented in older French oak barrels. After fermentation, the wine rest on its lees for 6 months. The oak component was blended with the stainless-steel fermented wine prior to bottling.

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