Village Chardonnay

Enjoy on its own or with a creamy seafood pasta, fresh line fish or roasted chicken dish.

The 2020 growing season consisted of moderate day temperatures and cool night temperatures. Ideal for the development of great quality grapes. We were blessed with a good volume of rain in October 2019 and January 2020 which benefited the vineyards greatly. Harvesting of our 2020 Chardonnay grapes started early on the 31st of January, with the last grapes being harvested the 11th of March. Harvest was done by hand in the early hours of the morning, thus delivering cool grapes of great quality to the cellar.

Nurtured for 7 months on the lees and then the blending trails commenced. The village was then stabilised and prepared for bottling.

Beautiful blend of several components of Chardonnay from our Estate. Fermented in large Foudre oak vats (2500L), older small oak barrels and tank fermented. The small oak barrel component was left to spontaneously ferment. The other two components were inoculated with a selection of Burgundian yeast strains.

Paul Cluver Wines is a family owned and family run winery focused on producing world class wines that reflect the uniqueness of the cool-climate Elgin terroir. The family is proud to have pioneered the Elgin appellation and for being a leader in sustainable farming.