Kruger Family Wines Old Vines Chardonnay 2021

From decomposed granite soils on Stellenbosch’s cooler slopes, enjoy sunny yet refined citrus and earthy tones. The juicy flesh is neatly trimmed by a natural freshness, giving a light feel and persistent, clean conclusion. Natural ferment, older oak.

Partnering with the Du Bois Family from the farm Sonop on the cooler hillside slopes of Koelenhof, Stellenbosch, we put much effort into this vineyard and winemaking to produce a very individually styled wine. The grapes are grown on 350 meters above sea level on decomposed granite soils and were picked mid February from a mature 35-year-old vineyard, one of the oldest Chardonnay vineyards in South Africa.

Decomposed Granite

In the winery we did whole bunch pressing straight to French Oak barrels,  without any additions – natural fermentation started slowly after five days and completed in 30 days after which the wine spent 10 months on the gross lees before preparing ( with minimum intervention ) for bottling. The lees was stirred occasionally, and no malolactic fermentation took place in barrel.