Meerlust Chardonnay 2017
- Meerlust Wine Estate
- White wine - dry
- South Africa - Stellenbosch
- Chardonnay
- John Platter: 4.5 stars
€19.95*
No longer available
Product information "Meerlust Chardonnay 2017"
The Meerlust Chardonnay is a bright, polished platinum with a vivid green hue. It has a complex appealing nose with pear, citrus and floral notes that evolve into lemon cream, oatmeal and marzipan richness. On the palate it is medium bodied with a crisp acidity; well balanced; ripe tropical fruit and stony minerality with and a pleasant, long finish.
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The grapes were picked by hand. 50% of the wine was fermented in new French Allier oak barriques, the rest in used 300 liter wooden barrels. 50% of the wine was fermented spontaneously with yeast from the cellar, the rest was made with commercial yeast. After fermentation, the wine was separated from the heavy yeasts that had sunk to the bottom; malolactic fermentation took place and the wine matured in wood for another 10 months.
| Alcohol % Vol: | 13 |
|---|---|
| acidity [g/l]: | 6.4 |
| acidity level: | low |
| age restriction: | from 16 years |
| bottle closure: | cork |
| bottle size [liter]: | 0,75 |
| country of origin: | South Africa |
| distributor: | Schlumberger Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, D-53340 Meckenheim |
| grape varietals: | Chardonnay |
| main grape varietal: | Chardonnay |
| optimal drinking window (under ideal storage conditions): | 2023 |
| pH value: | 3.5 |
| ratings: | Decanter Platin (98 - 100 Punkte), John Platter 4.5 Sterne |
| residual sugar: | 3.2 |
| single varietal / blend: | mono varietal |
| type of bottling: | Bottle |
| vinification and maturation: | Barrique |
| vintage: | 2017 |
| wine colour: | white |
| winemaker: | Chris Williams |
| wine region: | Stellenbosch |
| wine style: | dry |
| wine type: | White wine |
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