De Krans Chardonnay 2011
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De Krans Chardonnay 2011

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  De Krans Wines
Phone +27.442133314
Fax +27.442133562
eMail dekrans@mweb.co.za
URL www.dekrans.co.za
Address Station Road PO Box 28
Calitzdorp
6660
South Africa

 
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technical analysis
Winemaker :  Boets & Stroebel Nel
Main Variety :  Chardonnay
Alcohol :  14.5  %vol
RS :  3.5 g/l
Total Acid :  5.8 g/l
Appellation :  Calitzdorp
characteristics
Type :  White
Style :  Dry
Body :  Full
Taste :  Fruity

 
accolades
John Platter Wine Guide 2011: 3 stars
John Platter Wine Guide 2010: 3 stars
Gold Medal SA Young Wine Show 2008
Champion Dry White Wine at Klein Karoo - Young Wine Show 2008
Champion Chardonnay at Klein Karoo - Young Wine Show 2008
 
tasting notes
A ripe, full-flavoured unwooded wine with complex citrus and butterscotch flavours.
 
ageing potential
Will gain complexity and improve over the next 2 - 3 years.
 
blend information
100% Chardonnay
 
food suggestions
Serve chilled, 10 - 12ºC. Superb with poultry, fish, cold meats and pasta.
 
in the vineyard
6 tons per hectare from 17 year old vines.
 
in the cellar
Wine made reductively. Left on lees for 4 months, stirred regularly. 100% unwooded.
 
  
 
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