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| Product Code:
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27316102 |
| Description:
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2002 Chardonnay, Thelema Mountain vineyards |
| Case Size:
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6x75cl |
| Producer:
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Thelema Mountain Vineyards |
| Region:
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Stellenbosch |
| Country:
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South Africa |
| Alc. By Vol.:
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14 |
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Other Vintages:
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2006 Chardonnay, Thelema Mountain Vineyards
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Grapes:
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Chardonnay
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Food Matching Note
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Rich seafood dishes or perhaps with lighter game birds or poultry.
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Tasting Note
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Lime marmalade characters are smoothed down by a lovely creamy texture in the mouth and some seriously expansive oak undertones.
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Vinification Note
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Varietal: Chardonnay
Fermentation temp: about 22 degrees C
Method: De-stalk, crush, overnight skin-contact, pressed, settled and fermented in French oak barrels
Wood maturation: 11 months in 225 l French oak, 50% new
Batonnage: every 3 weeks
Malolactic fermentation: 100%
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Detailed Vinification Note
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Varietal: Chardonnay
Soil Type: Hutton - decomposed granite
Age of vines: Planted 1985, 1986
Plant density: 3200 vines per hectare
Trellising: Vertical hedge
Pruning: 2-bud spurs every 12 cms
Yield: Approximately 6 tons per ha
Irrigation: supplementary drip
Picking date: mid February
Fermentation temp: about 22 degrees C
Method: De-stalk, crush, overnight skin-contact, pressed, settled and fermented in French oak barrels
Wood maturation: 11 months in 225 l French oak, 50% new
Batonnage: every 3 weeks
Malolactic fermentation: 100%
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