Seven Flags Chardonnay Estate Wine Elgin Valley - Paul Cluver

Seven Flags Chardonnay Estate Wine Elgin Valley - Paul CluverThe barrel-aged Seven Flags Chardonnay Estate Wine Elgin Valley of Paul Cluver from the viticultural region of Cape South Coast presents itself in the glass in bright golden yellow. The first nose of the Seven Flags Chardonnay flatters with nuances of pink grapefruit, grapefruits and orange. The fruity aspects of the bouquet are joined by notes of barrel aging such as cocoa bean, vanilla and dark chocolate. The Seven Flags Chardonnay Estate Wine Elgin Valley delights with its elegantly dry flavor. It was bottled with only 1 gram of residual sugar. This is a real quality wine, which clearly stands out from simpler qualities and so this South African naturally enchants with the finest balance despite all dryness. Aroma does not necessarily need sugar. Balanced and complex, this dense white wine presents itself on the palate. Due to its present fruit acidity, the Seven Flags Chardonnay presents itself exceptionally fresh and lively on the palate. The final of this white wine from the wine-growing region Cape South Coast convinces finally with considerable reverberation. Vinification of the Seven Flags Chardonnay Estate Wine Elgin Valley by Paul Cluver The balanced Seven Flags Chardonnay from South Africa is a single-varietal wine, pressed from the Chardonnay grape variety. At the time of optimal ripeness, the grapes for the Seven Flags Chardonnay are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective full harvesters. After the hand harvest, the grapes reach the winery by the fastest route. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by a maturation of 11 months in French oak barrels. Food recommendation for the Seven Flags Chardonnay Estate Wine Elgin Valley by Paul Cluver This South African white wine is best enjoyed well chilled at 8 - 10°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to vegetable stew with pesto, leek tortilla or leek soup. Awards for the Seven Flags Chardonnay Estate Wine Elgin Valley from Paul Cluver This wine from Cape South Coast not only inspires us, no, even well-known wine journalists awarded it with 90 points and more. Among the ratings are John Platter Wine Guide - 4,5 stars Tim Atkin Master of Wine - 95 points