2010-ANVIL-Chardonnay-Haskell-Vineyards

ANVIL

2010 Chardonnay Haskell Vineyards

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin South Africa
ABV 13%

Aromas of white peach and citrus, with floral, flint and hazelnut influences. Palate is framed by youthful acidity, with harmonious fruit and oak balance. Finishes with subtle toasted almond and baked bread after flavours.
Variety: 100% Stellenbosch Chardonnay
Harvest Data Vintage detail: A challenging year, made difficult by constant fluctuations in weather conditions, with unrelenting winds prevailing almost throughout. Initially matters were quite advanced, with early bud burst. Cold weather in October and November delayed ripening. Subsequent favorable conditions and the small size of the crop tended to move harvest forecasts forward. One of the smallest yielding years on record for this vineyard, but ultimately with spectacular quality. Production volume: 11 hl/ha Hand Harvested: 100%
Winemaking Whole berries: 100% whole berry pressed De-stemmed: 0% Fermentation vessel: 228L French oak barrels Fermentation: We ferment in a temperature controlled room. For this wine two yeast strains were used. After ferment the wine is kept cool with a little sulphur addition in order to prevent malo-lactic fermentation taking place. Barrel Type: Francois Frere and Cadus French oak barrels New Barrel %: 50% Maturation: 11 months on the gross lees, with rolling of the barrels replacing traditional batonage. Fining: Light fining for protein stability. No cold-stabilisation. Filtration: Coarse filtration into the bottling Bottled: January 2011
Wine Analysis Alcohol 12.9 vol% pH 3.43 Total acidity 6.44 g/l
Winemaker's notes (Oct 2013)


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Quantities are very limited. Cropped at just 11 hectoliters per hectare, whole berry pressed and raised in 50% new French oak for 11 months on the gross lees, the 2010 Anvil Chardonnay has a crisp, precise bouquet with attractive scents of dried apricot and white peach, the oak very well integrated into the aromatic profile. The palate is crisp and very well balanced, fanning out nicely from a citric beginning to a Clementine, apricot and hazelnut-tinged finish. Coming in at 12.9% alcohol, this is a well-crafted Stellenbosch Chardonnay. Drink now-2015 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2013)

Haskell Vineyards

The Haskell Vineyards estate is in the Helderberg, the revered Stellenbosch sub-region which contains many of South Africa's greatest wine names, the 23 hectares of vineyards neighbouring Rust en Vrede, Stellenzicht and Bilton.

The estate was originally names Dombeya after a wild native pear tree that gows in the area, and this is the name used for the 'Dombeya' range, which is designed to represent great value at its price point and to offer an insight into the capacity of the estate to make stylish wines of individuality.

The founding winemaker, Rianie Strydom, has now handed over the baton to Rudolph Steenkamp, who joined the estate as assistant winemaker and vineyard manager in June 2018. Rudolph has worked for four vintages at Groot Constantia, as well as in France.

Awarded an elite five star rating in the upcoming 2010 John Platter Guide, Haskell also made history by becoming the first South African winery to win Best Red Wine and Best Wine in Show at the prestigious 2009 Tri-Nations Challenge, a yearly competition between the finest wines of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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