Kruger Family Klipkop Chardonnay 2018

The result is an honest wine and true to Chardonnay – reflecting where it comes from.


variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonay ]
winemaker : -
wine of origin : Piekenierskloof
analysis : alc : - % vol  rs : - g/l  pH : -  ta : - g/l  
type : White   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

Our Klipkop Chardonnay is an effort to silence those who think the traditional Chardonnay producing areas are the best one to produce quality Chardonnay.

in the vineyard : 

Partnering with Johan Van Zyl from the farm Heidedal in the high mountains of the Piekenierskloof Valley, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 700 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked mid February from a mature 25+ year old vineyard.

 

in the cellar : In the winery we did whole bunch pressing straight to French Oak barrels, without any additions – natural fermentation started slowly after five days and completed in 48 days after which the wine spent 10 months on the gross lees before preparing ( with minimum intervention ) for bottling. The lees was stirred occasionally and malolactic fermentation took place in barrel.

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