Niel Joubert Chardonnay 2004

Courtesy of Dave Hughes
Fruit driven nose with grapefruit, melon, lemon and lees. Well rounded in the mouth with finesse, subtlety and fine balance. Deftly handled oak and delicious now yet with potential to develop with a couple of years.

Very good food wine.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Niel Joubert Wines

winemaker : Ernie Lecht

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 3.4 g/l pH : 3.49 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : White

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

International Wine Challenge 2005 - Bronze

in the vineyard : Age of vines: 10 years
Slope and aspect: Western slopes of Simonsberg
Soil: Hutton
Trellis type: 5 wire Perold
Yield: 5-6 tons per hectare
Irrigation: Yes
Pruning: 2 arms 4 spurs per arm

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested by hand on 11 February 2004 at 24Âº Balling.

in the cellar : Fermentation (white wines): 12-15ÂºC
Skin contact: 4 hours
Barrel maturation: 20% French oak

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