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Warwick White Lady Chardonnay 2022

Warwick White Lady Chardonnay 2022

R550,00

The wine has a rich and inviting nose with hints of citrus, apricot, peach, toasted nuts, and spices. The palate is powerful and packed with fruit weight, yellow apple, toasted almonds, and freshly baked brioche with a stone fruit medley. Fresh acidity adds balance and length to the finish.

Specifications

SKU: WAR-005
Alcohol Volume: 13.5%
Sugar G/L: 1.9 g/l
Type of wine: White Wine
Cultivar: Chardonnay
Food Pairing: Seafood

More Information

In the cellar

All lots are whole bunch pressed and juice allowed to clear naturally before transferred to 228L Burgundian French oak barrels, for fermentation in 33% new oak, 19% second fill, 17% third fill, 21% forth fill and 10% in neutral oak. Barrels are rolled once a month for a total aging of eleven months before selection process and blending followed by a light filtration and bottling in February 2023. Released in July 2023.

In the vineyard

From four specifically, selected Stellenbosch sites, two on the Helderberg, that bring freshness and acidity, and one in Vlottenburg on a South-Easterly slope adding a citrus lift and the fourth one from Warwick on a warmer west-facing slope of the Simonsberg, adding textural and structural elements and a floral lift, to the wine. All four vineyards are picked separately at different ripeness levels to add complexity and texture to the final blend.

Ageing

Eleven months

Cultivar

100% Chardonnay

Food Pairing

Grilled line fish with roasted tomatoes and fresh greens.

Awards and Recognition

John Platter 5-Stars (8 consecutive vintages)

93 / 100 - Tim Atkin 2023

About the Wine Estate

When people talk about the ‘history’ of a place, they think of the people who lived there, and the personalities who built it. For Warwick Estate, ‘history’ began when the first title deed was issued for the land in 1771. For almost two hundred years, it was a hugely productive fruit farm that served the Cape’s growing pioneer population. It was only in 1964 that the Ratcliffe Family arrived on the scene, and it took winemaker Norma Ratcliffe, alongside her husband Stan, twenty years before they released their first wine. Warwick’s La Femme Bleu Cabernet Sauvignon was released in 1984, after which the estate went on to bottle the first ever ‘Cape Blend’ in the world, won multiple international wine awards, appeared on some of the planet’s most prestigious wine lists, and even became a wine of choice for James Bond in one of his many adventures. In many senses, the Warwick Estate brand that you know today was developed the same way one might nurture a grape vine; through decade upon decade of careful planning, pruning, and persistence.

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