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Crystallum
Ferrum Chardonnay
2020
3.9
Region
South Africa › Western Cape › Cape South Coast › Overberg › WO Overberg
Type
white · still
Grapes
Chardonnay
Alcohol
13.5%
Volume
750 mL
Sugar
2.3 g/L
Available at
- Wine Bureau#T0445
Tasting Notes(1)
3.9
This wine offers a blend of green apricot, lime, floral notes, hay, and hazelnut, with a buttery character. While not overly complex, it demonstrates good acidity and a roundness that may improve with age (and may not). Despite its qualities, it doesn't quite captivate and has a slightly disturbingly bitter finish.
Anyways, I am going to follow future releases from Crystallum, because I like what they do with Pinot Noir.
About
The Ferrum Chardonnay is a single-vineyard wine produced by Crystallum from their estate at Shaw's Mountain, located just outside the Hemel-en-Aarde region near Hermanus. The grapes are whole-bunch pressed. Following an overnight rough-settling, the juice is transferred to barrels for fermentation. The fermentation process occurs spontaneously, and the wine is then aged over a period of 10 months in 2,600L Foudre.
