Vineyard Selection Chardonnay

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

The grapes for this wine are sourced from a single 2.1-hectare vineyard, the oldest Chardonnay vineyard in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, planted in 1999. The vineyard features granite-based, rocky topsoil with heavy clay subsoil, situated on mid slopes at an altitude of 260 meters, facing south.

Matured for 11 months in 500-litre barrels, 5% new.

Whole bunch pressed using an old Vaslin basket press. Oxidized juice with no added sulfur dioxide until after fermentation. Spontaneous fermentation on lees with no stirring

Restless River is in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, situated in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley appellation, with vineyards at an altitude reaching 1200ft and 5km from the cold South Atlantic ocean. The appellation is unique with ancient, granite-based, rocky, deep clay soils; extremely rare to the greater Walker Bay area. Daytime temperatures during summer are some of the lowest in the South African winelands. This cool maritime climate and decomposed granite soils  produces elegant wines, balanced with texture, length and complexity.