Paul Clüver Family Wines

Seven Flags Chardonnay

Name: Seven Flags Chardonnay
Brand: Paul Clüver Family Wines
Price: 1099 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 91 (2 reviews)

Chardonnay•Elgin • South Africa

TWS '24

Silver

TWS '24

1 bottle750 ml•R110 delivery

R1,099

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R6,594

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Taste profile

Type

White Wine

Tannin

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Sweetness

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Acidity

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Body

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Oak influence

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On the palate

This wine shows a light-yellow green hue, the nose being expressive with notes of fresh citrus zest complemented by stone fruit and hints of oak. The palate displays an exciting combination of crisp citrus fruit with great complexity, concentration, and hints of oak. An elegant mouthfeel leads to a long and lingering finish.

Citrus

Citrus Zest

Stonefruit

Oak

Cultivar

100% Chardonnay

Region

Elgin

Appellation

Elgin

Alcohol

12.86%

Cellaring Potential

Up to 10 years

Residual Sugar

2.6 g/L

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After a cold wet winter with good rainfall, we experienced great growing conditions leading to the 2022 harvest. The moderate day temperatures and cool night temperatures were ideal for the development of flavour and retaining high natural acidities in the grapes. Picking in the early hours of the morning, grapes are cooled overnight in cold storage to ensure optimal quality. The grapes for the Seven Flags Chardonnay were harvested on the 25th of March - an exceptionally late vintage - from our oldest Chardonnay Vineyards planted in 1987. Currently there are 14.4 hectares planted to Chardonnay on the estate, with clones including 76, 95175, 270,548 and 1066. The first vines were planted in 1987 and the youngest blocks in 2017. Vines range in age from 5 to 35 years. The soil is predominantly decomposed Bokkeveld Shale with underlying clay layers of varying depths. The vineyards are planted on East, Southeast facing and South- Southwest facing slopes. Height above sea level ranges from 280 to 350 meters. The grapes for the Seven Flags Chardonnay are selected from the two oldest Chardonnay vineyards on the property (9ton/ha) and the oldest vineyards in Elgin. These south facing vineyards are planted to clones175and 270.

Grapes were selected from the oldest Chardonnay vineyards on our Estate and in the Elgin Valley, planted in 1987. The grapes were whole bunch pressed and settled without any settling agents. The juice was then transferred to barrel for fermentation, this being a 100% non-inoculated fermentation in a selection of French oak barrels. (10% new, 30% 2nd and the rest 3rd and 4th fill.) Minimal lees stirring was done.

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