Jordan Wines Stellenbosch

Jordan Cap Classique Blanc de Blancs 2019

BLEND: 100% Chardonnay

ANALYSIS
Alc: 11%
Total Acid: 7.8g/l
pH: 3.07
Residual Sugar: 2.4g/l

APPELLATION: Wine of Origin Stellenbosch.

SOIL: Glenrosa and Hutton

ASPECT: Coolers south- and east-facing slopes, 250 – 310m above sea level.

AGE OF VINES: 24 years

TASTING NOTES

Vibrant green – yellow hue with a long bead of delicate bubbles. Fresh green apples, citrus blossom, and hints of fresh brioche on the nose. Well-balanced with a full structure and elegant creamy mousse, a mouth-filling explosion, and a long crisp finish.

HARVESTING

Grapes were harvested on the 3rd of February 2019 at 18.4’ brix and 9.59g/1TA. The whole bunches are pressed and only the best cuvee fractions of 450 litres per ton are used for the base wine.  

CLONES

Davis & USA CY4

WINEMAKING & MATURATION

After primary fermentation, the wine goes through malolactic fermentation to give richness to the wine. Once this is complete, it is then inoculated for second fermentation in the bottle under a crown cap. Thus being Method Traditionale.

After 51 months on lees, the bottles are then riddled on wooden pupitres and then disgorged with the wines final dosage

 

 

 

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