1. HOME
  2. WINES
  3. Backsberg Smuggled Vines Chardonnay 2021
  4. « go back

Backsberg Smuggled Vines Chardonnay 2021

With honeyed apple, cashew and butterscotch on the nose, this wine is a toast to the duo's tenacity. This Chardonnay boasts vibrant and appealing acidity. Bold notes of tropical fruit, grapefruit, vanilla pod and a chalky minerality lightly dance across the palate which is matched by a silky finish.

This flavour-filled wine ideally matches cheese and dried fruit, seafood and creamy pasta dishes.
variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : Alicia Rechner
wine of origin : Coastal Region
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 3.5 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2023 Chardonnay du Monde - Gold
2023 Platter's Wine Guide - 4 Stars
  

ageing : Best enjoyed within 3 to 10 years.

The Family Tree range honours the rich tapestry of people and places that were integral in the Backsberg legacy. In 1976, father and son Michael and Sydney Back, in defiance of the authorities, smuggled some of the very first Chardonnay buds into South Africa from Europe in a suitcase. This resulted in 60 000 Chardonnay vines.
in the cellar : Crushed, pressed and fermented cool in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then transferred into barrel mid-fermentation and remains there for a further10 months. Initially the lees is stirred up in a process of batonnage until the end of harvest and then monthly thereafter to fine and add body. This results in well-integrated oak.
email the winery
email this page
find our wines in :

OTHER VINTAGES

Backsberg Smuggled Vines Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
Backsberg Smuggled Vines Chardonnay 2021
Chardonnay