Integer Chardonnay

It will pair well with seafood dishes based on shellfish like crab, lobster, shrimp, and mussels.

The fruit for this Chardonnay comes from one of the oldest Chardonnay blocks on the farm.

A barrel selection was then done to make up the blend. 35% new, 30% 2nd fill and 35% 3rd fill.

The bunches were whole bunch pressed for 3 hours, settled naturally for 12 hours overnight, and then transferred to French oak for fermentation. Once completed the wine was aged on full ferment lees for 12 months with no malolactic, minimal battonage and no racking.

In 1992, the Schmitz family established Hoopenburg Wines, a quality-driven, boutique wine farm situated in the Greater Simonsberg wine Ward of Stellenbosch. It is the only Cape farm where 100% of the wine originates from grapes produced by bush vines. Hoopenburg is home to a team of spirited people who bring passion and innovation to the winemaking and selling process. Our winemaker sees his role as one of providing harmony to the vineyard, to capture and enhancing the natural balance and quality that come from a great vineyard site, therefore producing world class wines for the consumer of today.