Product Description
Varieties
Chardonnay 100%
The Harvest
Made from early ripened Chardonnay grapes at 21 to 22 degrees bailing, this Chardonnay gets its complexity from the continual lees stirring movement in the Nomblot egg tank. The combination of good grapes and minimal intervention shows in the wine.
Late January to mid February 2016
The Cellar
Made from early ripened Chardonnay grapes at 21 to 22 degrees bailing, Glen Carlou uses special water-bent barrels from a cooper in France. These sophisticated barrels impart a light touching of oak and allow the fruit to express itself, producing Glen Carlou’s Classic Chardonnay style. The fruit for this wine is sourced from ten different vineyard sites. All fruit for this wine is hand harvested over a three week period resulting in a number of batches with varying sugar and acidity levels. The result is a well balanced wine with elegance and restraint.
Aged for 6 months unsulfured on heavy lees.
100% fermentation in Nomblot concrete egg shaped tanks.
Alc: 13% | RS: 2.0 | TA: 5.1g/l | pH: 3.31
