Collectors Reserve Chardonnay 2024
Collectors Reserve Chardonnay 2024
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Durbanville Hills — Collectors Reserve Chardonnay 2024
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Winery Durbanville Hills
The Winery Durbanville Hills is a renowned Winery in South Africa, founded in 1998 by seven winemakers. It is located in the hills of Durbanville, a wine region about 20 km north of Cape Town. Durbanville Hills is known for its high-quality wines and has won various awards and prizes. It focuses on sustainable cultivation methods and has a modern wine production facility as well as an impressive visitor center that invites visitors to wine tastings, samplings, and tours.
Tasting notes
The Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve Chardonnay is a high-quality white wine from South Africa, made from 100% Chardonnay grapes.
The grapes come from carefully selected vineyards in the Durbanville region and are hand-harvested. After gentle pressing and natural clarification, the must is fermented in French oak barrels and aged on the fine lees for nine months. This gives the wine its complex aroma and a creamy texture.
On the nose, the Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve Chardonnay presents intense aromas of ripe citrus fruits, peaches, pears and vanilla. On the palate, it is full-bodied and elegant with notes of toasted bread and a balanced acidity structure. The finish is long-lasting and refreshing. It should be served at a drinking temperature of 10-12°C and can be stored for up to five years.
Grape Variety
Chenin Blanc is a widely cultivated, old white wine grape variety that has been grown in France (in Anjou – Touraine) since the 9th century. Compared to other white wine grape varieties, this variety is very productive. This leads to a very high quality of the white wine when reduced on the vine.
In South Africa, Chenin Blanc is the most widely grown white wine grape variety. The reason for this is primarily the very high diversity. For example, there are "wild-growing" vines (so-called Bush Vines) that are usually not irrigated. For this reason, the vines penetrate very deep into the ground with their roots to reach water. These Chenin Blancs therefore have a stronger depth and complexity.
The grape variety can also be aged very fresh and fruity in stainless steel tanks, developing into a very nice summer wine. Through the Aged in oak barrels, one obtains very complex and full-bodied white wines. The aromas of Chenin Blanc wines range from peach, apricot, and tropical fruits to honey and melon.