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Kershaw Kogelberg Sandstone CY76 Chardonnay 2022
R1,560.00
A light-yellow wine with a vibrant, fragrant aroma of jasmine, lucerne, dried pears, savoury brioche, and scone with cheese. The entry is lifted with notes of Lucerne grass, jasmine, spring flowers, and a touch of resin from the oak. This segues to apricot, mineral, and honeysuckle that fill out the mid-palate. Sweet and exotic notes caress the palate, framed by a mineral flintiness that leads to an extended finish. Closes out with apricot flesh, smoke, cordite and Ceylon tea.
ANALYSIS: Alc: 13.63%. RS: 1.7 g/l. TA: 6.9 g/l. pH: 3.27
Description
The inspiration for these 3 Deconstructed Chardonnays stems from my belief that the Elgin region boasts credentials that make it world-class. To bolster these regional credentials, I have set out to prove that Elgin has both signature grapes and specific ‘terroirs’ (meso-climates) that reflect intra-regional distinctions. To fully comprehend this, it is necessary to dig deeper into the DNA that makes up our region. To elucidate this, I have decided to make these 4 Chardonnay wines that have each been selected from a specific vineyard and an individual clone. Importantly, this is an ongoing story that will unfold over the coming years.
WINEMAKING: Grapes were hand-picked in the early autumnal mornings, placed into small lug baskets and tipped directly into a press before being gently whole-bunch pressed. The juice gravity-flowed directly to barrel without settling. The unclarified juice had no enzymes or yeast added to it and therefore underwent spontaneous fermentation until dry, with malolactic discouraged. The wine rested in barrel for four months before judicious sulphuring and a further seven months’ maturation in barrel before racking, blending and bottling.
BARREL SELECTION: A small number of artisanal coopers were selected, all from Burgundy and only French oak were chosen. Importantly, this wine was micro-vinified as a separate batch. In 2022, 50% was new oak; 100% using two 228-litre barrels.
Additional Information
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