Groote Post Unwooded Chardonnay 2014

The wine has lovely citrus and lime tones on the nose. This vintage is made in a fresher, leaner style than before. The palate has a honeyed structure and the wines balanced acidity will have the wine ageing well in the bottle for a good year or two.

variety : Chardonnay [ 100% Chardonnay ]

winery : Groote Post Vineyards

winemaker : Lukas Wentzel

wine of origin : Darling

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.7 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 6.1 g/l

type : White style : Dry

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

in the vineyard : Vines planted: 1995
Soil: Hutton & Oakleaf
Irrigation: Dry Land
Trellising: 5 wire extended moveable perold
Elevation: 400m

about the harvest: The Chardonnay grows on the highest hill where the rolling morning mist brings damp conditions ideal to slow ripening, but which make it a challenge to keep the vines free of mildew and botry-tis. The chardonnay was picked early to help avoid the effect of botrytis rot. The grapes’ ber-ries were small until compact bunches, producing amazing fruit.

Yield: 7t/ha

in the cellar : The unwooded style of Chardonnay is about maintaining freshness, therefore the grapes need to be kept at 14° - 18° C during the crush, skin contact period and fermentation. The fermentation in stainless steel tanks lasted 12 days. The wine spent 3 months on the lees before filtration and bottling.

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