Tesselaarsdal
Chardonnay

Chardonnay 2020
Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
A bright, tight and pure Chardonnay with lifted primary fruit character and notes of citrus blossom, sweet lemon grass and lees spice with a fine dusty minerality, introduce a long, gentle palate, again very expressive but also deliciously classical and restrained. This is a graceful and age-worthy wine with an almost crystalline purity.
Alcohol | 12.75% |
Acid | 7.3 |
pH | 3.32 |
Residual Sugar | 1.6 |
Amphorae Ageing | 6 months, 24%, stainless steel 18% |
Barrel Ageing | 6 months – old oak |
Wooding | 58% 228 litre French oak barrels |
Tight Grain | 100% |
French Coopers | François Frères 100% |
Malolactic Fermentation | 5th fill 50% |
Yield | 6 tons/ha |
Production | 574 cases |
Fruit Origin | Hemel-en-aarde Ridge 100%, Un-irrigated La Vierge Vineyards |
Release Date | November 2020 |
“[T]he most impressive new Chardonnays we have tasted in this price range and highly recommended for fans of mineral-driven Chardonnay.”
— envoyerfinewines.com, www.envoyerfinewines.com/products/2019-tesselaarsdal-chardonnay

Chardonnay 2019
Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
A particularly bright, tight and pure Chardonnay with marked elegance. Clean and lifted primary fruit character and citrus blossom introduce a long, gentle palate, very expressive but also deliciously classical and restrained. This is a graceful and age-worthy wine with an almost crystalline purity.
Alcohol | 13.14% |
Acid | 6.6 |
pH | 3.41 |
Residual Sugar | 1.6 |
Amphorae Ageing | 6 months, 50% |
Barrel Ageing | 6 months |
Wooding | 50% 228 litre French oak barrels |
Tight Grain | 100% |
French Coopers | François Frères 100% |
Malolactic Fermentation | 4th fill 50% |
Yield | 6 tons/ha |
Production | 297.33 cases |
Fruit Origin | Hemel-en-aarde Ridge 100%, Un-irrigated La Vierge Vineyards |
Release Date | September 2019 |