Delaire Chardonnay 2006
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Delaire Chardonnay 2006

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  Delaire Graff Estate
Phone +27.218858160
Fax +27.218851270
eMail info@delaire.co.za
URL www.delaire.co.za
Address P.O. Box 3058
Stellenbosch
7602
South Africa

 
our wines » Delaire Chardonnay 2006

technical analysis
Winemaker :  Chris Kelly
Main Variety :  Chardonnay
Alcohol :  13  %vol
pH :  3.40
RS :  2.25 g/l
Total Acid :  6.6 g/l
characteristics
Type :  White
WOODED

 
tasting notes
Lots of citrus flavours with hints of lemon butter and vanilla.
 
ageing potential
Recommended Bottled Maturation: 2 - 3 years
 
blend information
100% Chardonnay
 
food suggestions
Summer seafood dishes and pastas
 
in the vineyard
Situation: faces North
Altitude: 400 m
Distance from Sea: 50 km
Soil Type: Hutton, Clovelly (decomposed Granite)
Rootstock: Richter 101
Age of vines: 10 years
Trellising: Vertical shoot positioning
Pruning: 2 bud spurs
 
about the harvest
Harvesting Date: Mid February to early March

Low yielding Chardonnay picked over 3 different ripeness levels. Picked purely on flavour.
 
in the cellar
Barrel fermentation lasts 2 weeks, Matured in barrel for 9 months.
Oak used: 100% French Oak; 30% First Fill, 30% 2nd Fill, 30% 3rd Fill and 10% unwooded.
 
  
 
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