Glenelly

Estate Reserve Chardonnay

Name: Estate Reserve Chardonnay
Brand: Glenelly
Price: 270 ZAR
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 90 (2 reviews)

Chardonnay from Stellenbosch, South Africa

DWWA

R270

Bottle size:

750 ml

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The estate reserve chardonnay has floral aromas with baked apple. Singed orange rind and warm toasted nuts. A harmony of notes of apple, mint, heather and spiced butter are on the palate which is all supported by a vivid acidity. The flavours of pie crust and toasted apple linger to a mouthwatering finish.

Apple

Mint

Spice

Butter

Winter was cold and wet which was helping replenish soil moisture after the drought. Although we had a cool spring, we still had good bud burst. Fluctuations in weather during flowering and berry set resulted in loose uneven bunches with small berries. Veraison started earlier than usual. Cool conditions in growth season, bunch ripening was varied. In the beginning of February, we had intense heat which accelerated the harvest of the early varieties. Harvest was challenging with wet conditions at end of Feb through to March which meant that we had a long 3 week break in the harvest which increase the ripening time for us. The harvest was smaller than previous years but high quality.

Glenelly

Winemaker Dirk and assistant Lehandri endeavour to make Glenelly wines as naturally as possible with wild yeast fermentation and little to no acidification. The team follows a minimal intervention approach to winemaking yet intensive sorting and care is taken when receiving the grapes. We use France’s most recognised coopers (mostly from Taransaud, Boutes and Sylvain) to ensure a gentle and precise elevage, preserving the identity of the terroir of Glenelly. Hygiene is of utmost importance in the cellar and a combination of both hot water and ozonated water is used for cleaning.