Wine Composition
100% Chardonnay
Winemakers Comments
The sunshine yellow and slight green undertones of this wine already hint toward the masterful balance of this Chardonnay. This fruit-forward wine leans towards a fresh style with lime, apricot, and green pineapple notes on the nose. The oak component, presented as wood spice notes, is perfectly integrated and not over-powering and may therefor appeal to a wide range of wine drinkers. Almond notes provide an interesting twist. On the palate, the subtle sweetness and fresh acidity marries well to result in a very elegant wine. As on the nose, the oak component is well integrated and provides vanilla and coconut notes to offset the fresh and vibrant fruit and almond notes. The texture is velvety and carries through to a long finish.
Awards
Decanter World Wine Awards | 93 points
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14%
Cellar Techniques
The grapes were handpicked early to mid-February. The bunches were crushed and destemmed before pressing and only the free run juice was selected for the Chardonnay. The wine was matured for 12 months in oak, 34% new French oak and 66% second and third fill barrels, before blending and bottling.
Winemaker
Name: Ronell Wiid
Winery
Bartinney is set on the dramatic slopes of Botmaskop alongside the Helshoogte Pass overlooking the picturesque Banhoek Valley in Stellenbosch. Established in 1912, Bartinney has been in the Jordaan family since 1953. Now Rose and Michael Jordaan tend to the 28 hectare farm, with a vision to create excellent wines and reawaken the charm of the historic land.
The old vines are planted to a height of 550m above sea level and with slopes as steep as 45 degrees, create wines that have exceptional expression and character. Small pockets of low yielding, hand-tended Chardonnay vineyards offer up perfect fruit on the cooler elevated slopes.
Creating excellent wine has not been their singular pursuit as their belief is that everything should work in harmony: agriculture with nature, people with animals, sustainability with excellence. Accordingly, alien vegetation has been cleared and Rose started her own nursery growing indigenous water-wise fynbos to restore the neglected slopes, and provide habitats for a wide array of birds, animals and other organisms. The new plantings of fynbos form an ecological corridor that runs from the lofty Botmaskop down to the Zevenrivieren River. Biological pest control, rather than pesticides is used, and no herbicide has been sprayed fro a number of years.
Bartinney is Carbon Neutral. This means that a zero carbon footprint in both farming and wine making has been achieved. 50% of Bartinney’s power is generated through solar. The farm is a long-standing Champion status in the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative since September 2010 and is a member of WIETA (Agricultural Ethical Trade Initiative).
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