Clonal selection elgin chardonnay
restrained, mineral style focussed on elegance
100% Chardonnay made from Dijon clones CY96, CY95, CY76 and the Entav clone CY548.
Restrained, mineral style focused on elegance with a white fruit character, some oatmeal and some complexity gained from percipient applied wood.
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Selected from 11 small parcels of Chardonnay.
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The wine rested in barrel for eleven months. A small number of artisanal coopers were selected, all from Burgundy and only French oak was chosen. Importantly, each clone and soil type was microvinified as separate batches. Each batch used an algorithm that we have developed to ascertain which coopers work best and how many new and used barrels are utilised. Overall, the average in 2021 was 54% new oak; 100% 228 l barrels.
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Alcohol: 13.5% | pH: 3.27 | RS: 2.5 g/l
R760
per 750ml
accolades
Platter's Wine Guide 2023
★★★★★
95 points
Sophisticated, finely crafted & already showing easy harmony. Lemony flavours subtle
though deep, enlivened by complementary acid; comfortable weight; finish clean & long.
-Angela Lloyd, Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2022
Tim atkin
94/100
Orange zest, patisserie and crème fraîche flavours are supported and freshened by chiselled acidity. 2023-30.
-Tim Atkin MW, South Africa Report 2022
Decanter
90/100
Full of ripe, almost pruned fruit characters; apricots, lemon sherbet, smokey whiff, salted caramel and sweet oak. Arresting acidity and well-judged oak.
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