Estate · Chardonnay
Vintage 2025 · Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Lemon pith, oyster shell and a thread of struck match.
R285 per 750 ml bottle
Order this winePale straw. Lemon pith and crushed oyster shell first, then a thread of struck match from the older barrels. The palate is tight and saline; it opens over an hour in the glass and gains a little white peach. Built to run five years without effort.
At the tableLine fish in brown butter; roast chicken with tarragon.
Four blocks between 315 and 390 metres, on clay over decomposed Bokkeveld shale. Clones CY95, CY96 and CY548, planted 1999 to 2011.
A wet winter filled the clay and the summer stayed mild, with the south-easter keeping disease away. Picked 12 to 24 February at 21.5 °Brix.
Whole bunches pressed cold. Wild fermentation in 228 and 500 litre French oak, 15% new. Ten months on full lees without stirring; bottled January 2026.
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