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Chardonnay

 

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Description

Tokara
Chardonnay

 

 

CROPPING AND HARVEST (V’23)

    • The vineyards crop at at around 6 t/ha.
    • The grapes were picked at optimal ripeness with sugars between 21 and 23 degrees brix and acidities ranging from 6 to 8 g/l.

WINEMAKING

    • The grapes were de-stemmed, crushed and pressed to stainless steel tanks for overnight settling, after which the juice was racked and run to barrel with some lees added back.
    • 100% of the wine fermented in 228L French oak barrels 3% being new barrels.
    • The wine spent an average of 8 months in barrel ageing on the gross lees with regular lees stirring.
    • 80% of the wine completed malolactic fermentation during barrel ageing.
    • The wine was bottled in October 2023 after stabilisation and filtration.

WINEMAKER’S TASTING NOTE:

    • The wine displays a brilliant pale straw colour.
    • Aromas of fresh peach and marzipan interplay with lightly toasted brioche characters, subtle cinnamon and vanilla.
    • The entry on the palate is vibrant with fresh pink grapefruit, appealing chalkiness and the lightest note of quince.
    • The palate has a beautiful silky texture – testament to it being barrel aged on the lees – and a long finish

Food pairing:

    • A perfect pairing with apricot and almond chicken tagine, with lemon and feta couscous, or served as an aperitif.

Analytics:

    • Alc. 13.5
    • Residual Sugar 2.1 g/L
    • T.A. 5.8g/l
    • pH 3.55

 

 

2023  |  Tech Sheet POS  |  Label  |  Bottle Shot

2022  |  Tech Sheet  |  POS  |  Label  |  Bottle Shot