Meerlust Chardonnay (South Africa)

Tasting notes very bright polished platinum with green vivacious hue. Complex appealing nose with pear citrus and floral notes developing into lemon cream oatmeal and marzipan richness. On the palate the wine is medium bodied and linear but retains generous focused citrus fruit flavours with sleek balanced and crisp acidity. The wine remains vivacious and fresh on the finish with clean citrus fruit and stony minerality. The wine has a long very pleasant lingering finish. Ageing potential up to six years provided wine is stored in ideal cellar conditions. Food suggestions grilled fish white and red meat. Ideally served at 12°-14°c. In the vineyard sourced from 3 vineyards on the estate the first planted in 1991 (23 years old in year of vintage) situated on alluvial dundee soils which produces the rich textured mouth feel and minerality. The younger vineyards were planted in 2007 on cartref soils giving a greater fruit expression. Crop thinning occurred at pruning