NEW BEGINNINGS Chardonnay 2006
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2006
750 ml
White
Still Wine
South Africa , Paarl
Paarl
Chardonnay
Others
13.5 %
3.8 EUR
0-5 g/l
Balanced
Dry
Slight Touch of Oak
Aged
A light straw colour with vanilla, peach and tropical fruit on the nose. Citrus and vanilla prominent on the palate. Creamy and opulent with a good balance between wood and fruit. Will benefit from 4 years cellaring. Great with pan-fried garlic prawns and pasta carbonara. No competition entered.
100 % Chardonnay
Malmesbury shale soils.
4-wire Perold trellising system with drip irrigation. Southern slopes. Rootstock R99 and R110.
29-30JAN 2006
The grapes were picked at optimum ripeness. Strict crop reduction to yield 8 tons per hectare.
30 % of the wine was fermented on the lees in French oak barrels for 6 months to obtain a rounded mouth-feel and to add complexity. The 70 % balance was fermented in stainless steel tanks. The wine was blended before bottling.
11-15 degrees Celsius
French oak barrel
30 % for 6 months
750 ml
OCT 2006
4 years
40 mm
natural
60 mm 3 23 725 3
3.06
4.3 g/l
light straw
6.8 g/l