Wine Composition
100% Chardonnay
Winemakers Comments
Sleek and refined, this complex white is filled with saline energy, highlighting a core of green apple, subtle pear and lightly toasted spice. Delicate citrus notes neatly balance a fine texture. Effortless weight and precise acidity close harmoniously. Its impressive youth should improve through 2026.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 93 points
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
13.09%
TA
5.6 g/l
pH
2.4
RS
1.5 g/l
Cellar Techniques
Widely planted and well respected for its low production of high quality fruit, the Missionvale is a singular expression of the 95 clone. Now an established component of the final blend, 6% was fermented and matured for 9 months in amphora, the balance in French oak. Although a third of the barrels employed were new, a large proportion has a 350L capacity, therefore reducing the amount of oak extracted. Bottled with light filtration in February 2022.
Winemaker
Name - Chris Albrecht
Winery
The Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and its associated terroir has
proven itself to be one of the Cape's most treasured Chardonnay
locations. The name Missionvale stems from the mission hospital
established on the domain property in the early 19th Century.
All grapes are harvested from this Estate to create one of the finest Chardonnays.
Established in 1989, Bouchard Finlayson is a boutique winery dedicated to the making of Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wines of outstanding quality.
Located in the wine ward of Walker Bay, an hour and a half from Cape Town, the 125-hectare property currently has 22 hectares under vines, the rest is mountain land, covered by the spectacular indigenous 'fynbos' flora of the Western Cape.
Bouchard Finlayson's flagship wine is the Galpin Peak Pinot Noir, which has won many an award and accolade. Growing on the slopes of Galpin Peak, repeated vintages of this path-blazing wine continue to reflect a true celebration of Pinot-crafting, consistently endorsing the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley as a jewel in the hunt for this elusive grape.
Bouchard Finlayson is renowned as one of South Africa's top wineries and this can be attributed to their philosophy and focus to produce wines of the finest quality.
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