The nose shows ripe citrus fruit with some toasted almond. The palate more concentrated with stronger nut flavours, some peach notes, but also a lingering mineral finish to it. Well judged oak preserves a butterscotch palate and promote a zesty acidity.
ageing : The wine has zesty acidity for graceful bottle ageing.
Chardonnay is an extremely clonal and site specific variety. The Barrel Fer-mented Chardonnay displays how minerality generated from limestone can influence natural fruit and oak derived characteristics in Chardonnay from our Bottelary farm.
OTHER VINTAGES - not for sale