Ataraxia

Skin Contact Chardonnay

Name: Chardonnay
Brand: Ataraxia
Price: 429 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: Tim Atkin 92 (1 reviews)

Chardonnay from Hemel en Aarde Ridge, South Africa

R685

Bottle size:

750 ml

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"Fermented on skins for 20 days, with a 23% whole bunch component, this is an intriguing take on Chardonnay by Kevin Grant. Intense and slightly funky, it has notes of earth, black tea and orange peel, plenty of underlying zip and energy and very subtle oak. 2023-28" Tim Atkin Report 2023

Earthiness

Black Tea

Orange Peel

Oak

Picked and delivered to the cellar on 19th March 2022, the fruit was destalked and crushed. Skins, seeds and pulp were then transferred directly to two small fermenters to await the beginning of spontaneous fermentation. No additions were made to the ferment. Upon completion everything was gently pressed off to older 225L French oak barrels to begin a maturation period that lasted 9 months. No malolactic fermentation occurred. We believe we have created an individual and rare wine with a story to tell of soil, place and an ancient winemaking technique.

Ataraxia

Hemel-en-Aarde is Afrikaans for “heaven and earth” and the claim is justified. Our estate sits on a particularly heavenly stretch of land beneath a lofty peak of the Babylon’s Tower mountain range. In addition to its unrelenting beauty Ataraxia is home to some of the most spectacular terroirs South Africa has to offer. In 2004 The Skyfields Farm was visioned into the Ataraxia wine label when husband and wife Kevin and Hanli Grant and a few friends purchased this 47-hectare prime vineyard property. More than a decade later we are associated with crafting wines of incredible finesse balance and depth; wines that proudly hold their own on the international wine stage.