Clairvaux Chardonnay/Colombard 2003

Tastes of Almond, honey and straw. The pleasant mouth feeling comes from Chardonnay. Ripened citrus and yellow apple flavours are tastes coming from the Colombar component.

variety : Chardonnay [ 60% Chardonnay, 40% Colombard ]

winery : Clairvaux Family Wines

winemaker : Pieter van Aarde

wine of origin : Breede River

analysis : alc : 12.97 % vol rs : 1.60 g/l pH : 0.55 ta : 6.3 g/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Veritas 2003 - Bronze

ageing : Potential to age very well.

in the vineyard : Chardonnay from Appelsdrift Block no 1-5 are hand picked and only well ripened grapes of 23Âº Balling are used for this blend. The balance ripens over the following two to three weeks and is used in the wooded Chardonnays. Statistics show that Appelsdrift Vineyard Farm Block 1-5 shows a distinctive variety of characteristics and is allocated for our top range of Chardonnays.

Colombard is selected from Block no 1-12 and has a long history of producing. Our Colombard wines have a taste similar to that of local herbs growing in the veldt next to the vineyards. Wines were made separately with some differences in winemaking techniques.

about the harvest: Grapes are covered with COÂ² gas at harvesting temperature of 15ÂºC - 25Âº.

in the cellar : Skin contact of six hours at 15ÂºC.
48 hours settling before fermentation.
Colombar fermentation temperature 13Âº - 15ÂºC to improve terpene development.
Chardonnay fermentation temperature 15Âº - 18ÂºC to improve terpene development. Chardonnay was slightly fermented with French oak chips and separated from the wood after 20 days contact.
Both were left on the fermentation lees for 60 days to stabilize taste and flavour and to prevent oxidation.
Handling, filtering and bottling are as soft as possible to ensure good maturation.

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