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 |
