Steenberg Unwooded Chardonnay 2003

This wine has intense pineapple, roasted almonds and golden delicious characters with a crisp refreshing acidity and a long biscuity finish on the palate.


variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : John Loubser
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.88 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 6.5 g/l  
pack : Bottle  

in the vineyard : Soil type: Clovelly
Trellising: Elongated Perold
Age of vines: 12 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
Yield: 4 Ton/Ha
Rootstock: 101 - 14 MGT

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at sugar level of about 23.5°B on the 26th February 2003.

in the cellar : The grape must settled at 14°C and was then racked into fermentation tanks, where it was inoculated with a cultured yeast strain. The must fermented for 16 days at 18°C. The wine was prepared oxidativley (no so ) and was left on the primary lees for 90 days (sur lies) to gain extra complexity and creaminess. The wine was bottled in June 2003.

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