Thelema "Ed's Reserve" Chardonnay 2016
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South African Customers:
R170.00 per bottle (incl. VAT)
International Customers:
$10.50 per bottle
- EUR 8.97
- GBP 7.92
- USD 10.50
This fragrant wine shows distinctive lime, peppery and floral aromas so typical of this unique vineyard. The palate is elegant with delicate fruit flavours, lovely yeasty notes and a long finish.
Maturation
The track record of this wine indicates cellaring of up to 8 years is well rewarded.
Food Pairing
The silky texture of this wine will match delicate and fine food such as shellfish or carpaccio.
Tasting Notes
| Varietal | Chardonnay – clone ER 166 |
|---|---|
| Root stock | R99 |
| Soil type | Hutton – decomposed granite |
| Age of vines | Planted 1985 |
| Plant density | 3989 vines per hectare |
| Trellising | Vertical hedge |
| Pruning | 2-bud spurs every 12cm |
| Yield | Approximately 7.95 t/ha |
| Irrigation | Supplementary drip |
| Vintage | 2016 was generally a warm and dry vintage, an exceptionally dry winter followed by a warm and windy January resulted in decreased crop levels among all varietals. |
| Picking date | 19th January 2016 |
| Grape sugar | 21.5 °B |
| Acidity | 7.78 g/l |
| pH at harvest | 3.42 |
| Yeasts | D522 |
|---|---|
| Fermentation temp | About 19 °C |
| Method | De-stalk, crush, overnight skin-contact, pressed, settled in horizontal stainless steel tanks and fermented in 228 L French oak barrels, 15% new wood balance 2nd & 3rd fill barrels. |
| Battonage | Barrels stirred every two weeks to promote yeast autolysis. |
| Second Fermentation | 100% of the bottling completed malolactic fermentation in barrel. |
| Residual Sugar | 2.3 g/l |
|---|---|
| pH | 3.39 |
| Total acid | 6.5 g/l |
| Alcohol | 13.0 % by volume |
| Maturation | Drinking well now, and will develop more complexity over the next 3 years |
This fragrant wine shows distinctive lime, peppery and floral aromas so typical of this unique vineyard. The palate is elegant with delicate fruit flavours, lovely yeasty notes and a long finish.