2018 De Wetshof Estate The Site Chardonnay

Danie de Wet is one of the trendsetters in South African chardonnay. Danie has now passed on much of his work to his two sons, Johann and Peter. Peter now functions as a winemaker. Although the family now also makes red wines, chardonnay is still the specialty. The Site is one of this wine estate's special Chardonnay, from a vineyard planted in 1986, way before the chardonnay became so popular worldwide. This results in grapes with a wonderful depth and concentration. The subsoil is very rich in lime, from which the wine derives its beautiful acidity. The grapes are picked in the early morning to get them cool. The wine ferments in French oak barrels at a fairly high temperature, between 17 and 20 degrees. This results in a wine with an emphasis on depth and richness. After a barrel aging of 12 months on the lie, with regular stirring, a wine is bottled with a special class. A Burgundian chardonnay, with a lot of character and nice acidity.

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