Old Vines Chardonnay

Pork, Rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), Vegetarian, Poultry

Partnering with the Du Bois Family from the farm “Sonop” (Sun-up) on the cooler hillside slopes of Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled Chardonnay. The grapes are grown on 350 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked mid-February from a mature 30-year-old vineyard, one of the oldest Chardonnay vineyards in South Africa.

Completed in 30 days after which the wine spent 10 months on the gross lees before preparing (with minimum intervention) for bottling.

In the winery we did whole bunch pressing straight to second fill French Oak barrels, without any additions – natural fermentation started slowly after five days

Kruger Family Heritage dates back to the early 1700’s with the arrival of the first settlers to South Africa. Our wines are made from the best grapes grown in Stellenbosch Region matured in small oak barrels for 12–24 months.