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Bovlei Chardonnay Reserve 2003

Clear with a yellowish, green tint. The good integration of the wooded and fruit in the wine offer tastes of vanilla and butter while the fruitiness and citrus flavours compliments the nose.

Serve it slightly chilled in summer or at room termperature in winter with crayfish, smoked salmon or trout, sushi and Thai dishes. Paté, chicken and sweet breads will lso compliment the wine.
variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]
winemaker : Frank Meaker / Hendrik de Villiers
wine of origin : Wellington
analysis : alc : 14.61 % vol  rs : 4.4 g/l  pH : 3.52  ta : 6.6 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Medium   wooded
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2004 - Silver
Swiss International Air Lines Wine Awards 2004 - Seal of Approval

ageing : The best is to drink it as a young vintage wine, but will age up to 3 years and bring out more citrus and vanilla flavours.
in the vineyard : The slow cool ripening period for the Chardonnay 2003 gave the Bovlei area the best ripening conditions in the last 8 years. These conditions led to smaller berries with thicker skins, higher sugars and good extract levels. All these conditions gave Bovlei a higher concentration of typical Chardonnay flavours for making this excellent wine.

The grapes were selected from a 6 year old vineyard which gave a yield of 4 tons / hectare. The vineyard is situated on a Norhtern Slope of the Groenberg area. The 3 wire Perold trellising system with drip irrigation complimented the wine by helping Bovlei to stress the vines at the optimum times.
in the cellar : The grapes were handpicked at full ripeness at 24.5° Balling during the early hours of the morning. This ensured cool berries with an optimum pH / acidity balance. The grapes, after destemming, were left for a 6 hour skin contact period. After a slight press and settling, the juice was fermented at 15 - 16° Celsius for 23 days in new French barrels until dry. Extended lees contact for four months gave Bovlei a more complex wine on the nose and palate. The wine was fined with Wyoming bentonite and naturally cold stabilized.
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