1988 Kept Aside CWG Chardonnay

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

The wine was allowed to age on the gross lees for 11 months. No fining or filtration on this wine.

Fruit selected from within a single vineyard underwent natural alcoholic fermentation in 300 litre Burgundy barrels. Malolactic fermentation was prohibited.

Waterford Estate is situated in the Blaauwklippen Valley on the rolling slopes of the Helderberg Mountain in the well-known Stellenbosch region. Waterford Estate prides themselves in making Fine Wine from carefully selected grapes. Winemaker, Mark Le Roux and viticulturist, David van Schalkwyk both believe a Fine Wine displays the character of its cultivar and a true sense of place. A Fine Wine should reflect the length on the palate, has a complexity of flavours, internal harmony between aromatics and the palate, and balance between its essential components.