A barrel fermented wine with a legacy set by our forefathers. The number on the bottle refers to the age of the Chenin Blanc vines in the year the wine was made. The grapes are picked at optimum ripeness and the juice allowed to ferment with wild yeast in selected barrels over a 9 month maturing period. This wine has a ripe tropical bouquet with hints of thatch and vanilla. A lingering finish with pear and butterscotch on the palate.

Hints of lime and grapefruit flavours are delicately combined with a light green pepper mouth-feel. A zesty after-taste completes the experience. Goes well with salads, raw or steamed shellfish, poultry and Asian cooking.

This Chardonnay was blended from a selection of the best wines from the ultra-ripe harvest.  From the start, our aim was to produce a Chardonnay with intense fruit flavour and real character utilising quality grapes.

All fruit was harvested in the early hours and the juice pressed while the grapes were still cool to help retain aroma and flavour.  The wine was tank fermented with an element of quercus fragmentus which added greater weight and complexity.

The wine shows classic ripe, rich butter and tropical fruit on the nose and soft, well integrated vanilla on the palate.