L Avenir Chardonnay 2002

Veritas 2003 - Silver
Chardonnay du Monde 2003, France - Silver
San Francisco International Wine Competition 2003 - Gold
Light golden yellow colour. Fresh bread, oats and lime on the nose are followed by complex flavours of fruit, lees and wood spice all superbly integrated.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : L'Avenir Vineyards

winemaker : Francois Naude

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.95 % vol rs : 2.7 g/l pH : 3.52 ta : 6.0 g/l

type : White style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Veritas 2003 - Silver
SAA First Class Certificate Winner 2003
Chardonnay du Monde 2003, France - Silver
San Francisco International Wine Competition 2003 - Gold

in the vineyard : Soil Type: Glenrosa
Irrigation: Dry Land
Age of Vines: 11 years

about the harvest: Yield: 6 tonnes/ha
These grapes were harvested at 23.6Âº Balling between 13 and 15 February 2002.

in the cellar : Fermented in 228 litre Burgundy barrels, and thereafter left "sur lie" for 10 months before being racked and prepared for bottling. Approximately 40% went through malolactic fermentation.

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