Babylonstoren
Chardonnay
Chardonnay from Simonsberg-Paarl, South Africa
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Babylonstoren
Babylonstoren is one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms, set at the foot of Simonberg in the Franschhoek wine valley. It has a fruit and vegetable garden of beauty and diversity, unique accommodation, fine food and wine, and evokes a sense of wellbeing. Our wines are produced in a state-of-the-art winery and are made to showcase the soils and climate where their grapes are grown. The Tasting Room sits adjacent to the Wine Cellar, offering views of the conical Babylonstoren hill, Simonsberg and the Banghoek Mountains. We have about 94 hectares (232 acres) under vine and produce 13 different grape varieties, with our highest vines – pinot noir and chardonnay – lying against Simonsberg at some 600 metres above sea level. Led by cellar master Charl Coetzee and winemaker Klaas Stoffberg, the farm’s 2011 harvest led to the first bottling of wine under the Babylonstoren label.
Description
Colour: Luminous gold streaked with silver. Bouquet: The bouquet brings together layers of hawthorn blossom, jasmine, lemongrass and crunchy green apple. Taste: The succulent fruity core combines fresh silkiness, creamy citrus and sweet oaky spice to perfection. The body and bouquet are harmoniously integrated with remarkable complexity, without sacrificing elegance or levity. Very long and persistent on the finish, with refreshing minerality and a wealth of flavour that belies the light touch. Superbly crafted, balancing time-honoured Burgundian heritage and exuberant African fruit.
Food Pairing
Delicious paired with vichyssoise, roast veal with horseradish crème fraîche or rich fish dishes.
