Wine Composition
100% Chardonnay
Winemakers Comments
The wine showcases a light vibrant golden color with citrus and stone fruit on the nose and subtle oak spice. The palate is well balanced with a medium bodied structure with the creamy notes from the oak not overpowering the elegant fruit ending on a fresh acidity note. Enjoy this wine with local yellowtail on the grill or a Dijon-Tarragon creamy chicken dish.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 90 points (2020)
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
13.5%
Total Acidity
6.5 g/l
pH
3.26
Residual Sugar
2.2 g/l
Vinification
Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed. Fermented in French Oak barrels, a combination of 500l and 225l - 15% new wood. Wine left on its lees for nine months, before blending and bottling.
Winemaker
Name - Roelof Lotriet
Winery
Delheim Wine Estate is situated in the Simonsberg Ward of Stellenbosch in South Africa, with views that are breathtaking all year round.
Over the years, Delheim became a microcosm of Spatz's visionary work in the greater Stellenbosch community and the Cape winelands as a whole.
The indomitable Spatz was the unwitting pioneer of public wine tasting events personally hosted by winemakers outside the winelands. In 1962 he embarked upon his first 'tasting tour', ferrying himself and his wines by car, train and plane to East London, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, the first producer to do so.
The ultimate wine industry recognition of Michael 'Spatz' Sperling's extraordinary contribution to Cape wine came in 2009, the year in which the industry celebrated 350 years of winemaking. He was one the pioneers honoured with the 350 Celebration Scroll.
Conservation : By sharing the land amongst all the stakeholders and training people to understand and appreciate - as well as work on - the land, Delheim is fostering a system that yields a livelihood for everyone; one that will continue to do so for future generations. With 375 hectares of land situated in the beautiful Simonsberg Ward of Stellenbosch, Delheim is a keen exponent of the wine industry’s movement to conserve the region.
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