Tasting Notes: Pale-yellow in colour with gentle oak spices, nutmeg and orange pieces. Plenty to the palate with a crisp, clean acidity, serious wine, rich and gentle in texture yet delicate with plenty of orange, and apricot slices and yellow apple on the finish.

Viniculture: The 2021 vintage from Lothian Vineyards' 3 blocks of Chardonnay was hand harvested at optimal ripeness. The fruit was whole bunch pressed, with a period of skin contact. Fermentation was started in stainless steel with ambient yeast. The fermenting juice was racked into a selection of French barrique, followed by a period of battonage to bolster the wine's mid-palate. Ten months of barrel maturation on the fine lees fleshed out the wine and added richness.

Prior to bottling the wine was lightly filtered to preserve its integrity.

Winemaker: Richard Kershaw MW, Dudley Wilson

Vine clones: 76, 95 & 584

Block: Grapes hand harvested from 6 South & East blocks

Soil: Table Mountain Sandstone

Grape Balling: 22 - 23.5

Coopers: Vicard, Francois Frère, Louis Latour, Tremeaux, Billion Tight grain with medium-light toast 228 litre barrels

Wood: Burgundy oak, fine grain, long medium or light toast

Maturation: 11 Months in Oak and 1 year in bottle

Packaging: Packaging 750ml Burgundy bottles in cases of 6 with Stelvins

Vegan: Yes

Awards: IWC Gold. NWA Double Platinum, Tim Atkins 92 points, Prescient Top 10

Release Date: Feb 2022

Alcohol: 13.5% Vol

Sugar: 2.4 g/L

Total Acidity: 7.0 g/L

PH: 3.22