Sans Chêne Chardonnay

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Our Sans Chêne Chardonnay is an effort to silence those who think of “unoaked Chardonnay” to be of lesser quality than it's wooded family members! Partnering with Johan Van Zyl from the farm Heidedal in the high mountains of the Piekenierskloof Valley, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 700 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked mid-February from a mature 20+ year old vineyard.

In the winery we did whole bunch pressing straight to Stainless Steel (60% ) and Concrete Egg ( 40% ) without any additions – natural fermentation started slowly after five days and completed in 28 days after which the wine spent 5 months on the gross lees before preparing ( with minimum intervention ) for bottling.

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.