Baroness Nadine Chardonnay 2014
An Overview
Elegant and expressive, this Chardonnay showcases bright citrus and floral notes with hints of almond and subtle oak. A beautifully balanced wine with a creamy texture and vibrant acidity, it offers a refined and lingering finish. Crafted from select vineyard parcels and aged in oak and clay amphorae, it’s a wine of depth and distinction—perfect for sophisticated sipping or elevating a special meal.
Winemaker’s Tasting Notes
Fresh aromas of lemon and grapefruit with a round, soft, fine structure and flavours of toasted macadamie nuts with an elegant lasting finish.
Viticulture
Cultivar: Chardonnay 100%
Appellation: Wine of Origin Cape Coastal
Age of Vines: 9 years
Irrigation: Drip irrigation
Food Pairing
Recommended with calamari or prawns in a smoked tomato ragout.
Harvest
The grapes were hand-picked from beginning February to beginning March 2014 with an average yield of 8 ton per hectare.
Maturation
The wine has an ageing potential of 5+ years from vintage.
Winemaking
After whole cluster pressing only the free-run juice was used. 20% was fermented and matured in concrete tanks. The remainder of the juice was fermented in stainless stell tanks and 300 litre French oak barrels and thereafter matured in 300 litre French oak barrels for 11 months, of which one-third was new barrels.
Analysis
Alcohol: 13% vol
Total Acidity: 6.0 g/l
pH: 3.27
