Description
The Timepiece Chardonnay boasts flavours with lime citrus and fragrant oak spice. Bright flavours with a shy and Old-World feel to the mid-palate that carries over to a delicate but long, leesy finish that ends dry and saline.
Awards
Alcohol
12.5%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
The distinct ravine which embodies Stellenbosch Kloof harnesses all the qualities of a well-orientated compass. Varying elevations and aspects allows us to grow a selection of classic varieties to specific sites that optimise this expression through their location. The cooler south–facing aspect, hosts the more sensitive and aromatic white-skinned grape varieties, as seen in our Timepiece Chardonnay.
Soil Type
Glenrosa and Hutton
Vinification
The juice was fermented in a combination of oak barrels and concrete egg. 70% of the juice was barrel-fermented in 228L 1st & 2nd third fill French oak barrels and 30% in 400L concrete egg. Malolactic fermentation took place in both concrete egg and barrel. The wine was matured "sur-lie" for 8 months with occasional "barrel rolling" to add richness to the palate.