Feldspar Pinot Noir

A delicious partner to a light chicken stir fry with cashews and coriander.

Three plots covering 2.5 hectares at 430 metres of altitude on south west facing slopes. The vines of an average age of 12-16 years are planted at a density of 6000 vines per hectare and trained in the traditional Cordon system.

After malolactic fermentation the wine of about 13.5% alcohol is matured for 16 months in 228l s French oak barrels with 30% new wood.

10% whole bunch are hand-selected on sorting tables and fermented in stainless steel vats (maceration carbonique) at 22-28o C for 10 days on the skins. The rest is destemmed and fermented in open oak vats for 14 days.

Chamonix is a Franschhoek wine estate set against the Mont Rochelle mountain, with vineyards planted to classic French varieties and shaped by cool breezes and stony clay-rich soils. Known for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, the estate produces mountain-influenced wines with freshness, structure and clear Franschhoek character.