Chardonnay
A cool climate terroir driven wine. Light straw in colour. Notes of chalky limestone, fresh fruit salad and trifle develop into a rich lemon-custard Danish and toasted almond finish. A Chardonnay experience.
9,594 Ft 750 ml
17 in stock
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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| Colour | white |
| Style | |
| Évjárat |
| Region | South Africa, |
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| Grape Varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
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| Alcohol Percentage | 13.5 % |
| Ph | 3.45 |
| Acidity | 6.3 g/L |
| Litre Price (HUF) | HUF 21320 / Litre |
| Awards | Michelangelo International Wine Awards in 2019 - Gold 2015 Vintage: Tim Atkin SA Report 2017 – 92 points |
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| Aggregated Critic Score | 90 / 100 |
In the Cellar
The grapes were handpicked in the early morning on 10th March 2016 into 18kg lug boxes at a Balling of 23.2°. Once picked the grapes were placed in cold storage for overnight cooling to a temperature of 4°C. The following day the grape bunches were hand sorted before being put straight into the press for whole bunch pressing up to 1.2 Bar. Thereafter the juice is moved to tank where it remained untouched for one to two days and allowed to settle. The juice was then racked off its lees and allowed to heat up naturally before being inoculated with Lallemand ICV D21 yeast at 30g/hl and then moved to barrel for fermentation to take place for nineteen days. The lees was stirred every day for two weeks directly after fermentation and then twice a week for three months thereafter. The wine was then racked off its lees, given a light sulphuring and allowed four months maturation before being given a light filtration and bottled.
About the winery: Whalehaven
Whalehaven is the third oldest wine producer in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Named after the protective bay that shelters breeding Southern Right whales in the cool Cape winter months, this boutique winery situated outside Hermanus, creates a delightful array of wines that intrigue and tantalise the palate.
