Chardonnay

Pork, Rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), Vegetarian, Poultry

For 35 years Mulderbosch Vineyards has been recognized for crafting innovative and extraordinary wines that reflect the passion and creativity of the people behind the brand. During this time we have consistently received critical acclaim and we continue to push the frontiers of winemaking and viticulture in order to satisfy our loyal supporters from across the globe.

This Chardonnay was made from using fruit from 3 sites – Helderberg, Polkadraai (Mulderbosch) and Vlottenburg. Since the reintroduction of our Chardonnay, we are seeking a finely tuned balance between fruit purity and palate density. We used some French oak barriques to attain the quintessential Chardonnay maturation potential but were very aware of the fact that the prominent characteristic of the wine should be the striking freshness and fruit purity which these sites both deliver.

25% of the wine was aged sur lie in stainless steel, and 75% was aged in a combination of barrels and foudre for 10 months. Of the wine aged in barrel, we used a 15% new oak portion to build the palate weight, being still very aware of the domination aspect of new oak, and how to seamlessly incorporate it with the whole