Serruria Chardonnay

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Two separate vineyards were hand-picked into small lug-boxes at optimal ripeness in the early morning and transported to the cellar in refrigerated trucks. The fruit was whole-bunch pressed before overnight settling in stainless steel tanks 80% of the wine was fermented and matured for 8 months in 300l French oak barrels - 40% new, 31% 2nd and 9% 3rd fill. The remaining 20% was unoaked.

The vines are located on the slopes of the Stettyn mountains outside Villiersdorp, at a height of between 700 and 900m above sea level. A combination of winter snowfalls, moderate summer temperatures and cool nights makes for grapes with freshness and length.

Ageing was determined by a taste for optimal balance and after just over 11 months in wood and on the fine lees, it was removed and bottled.