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Baroness Nadine Chardonnay

2022
Location: Wine of Origin Western Cape
2022 - 750ml
R330.00
An Overview

Tasting Notes

This Chardonnay displays a golden hue with fine aromatics of grapefruit, lemon rind and delicate vanilla and cinnamon spice. On the palate, toasted hazelnut nougat with yellow fleshed fruits and persistent acidity are in harmony. An intricate minerality lingers.

In the Cellar

Only free-run juice from gentle, whole bunch pressing was used for this wine. Eleven months of maturation occurred in the primary fermentation vessels; 33% first, 25% second and 19% third fill 300 litre French oak barrels, the remainder in 2500 litre French oak foudres.

harvesting

The grapes were hand-picked towards the end of February and beginning of March 2022 with an average yield of 6.2 ton per hectare.

In the Vineyard

Cultivar: Chardonnay 100%
Appellation: Wine of Origin Cape Coast
Age of Vines: 12 years
Irrigation: Drip irrigation

Maturation

The wine has an ageing potential of 5+ years from vintage.

Analysis

Alcohol: 14% vol
Total Acidity: 6.0 g/l
pH: 3.42

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