Hartenberg - The Eleanor Chardonnay, Stellenbosch - 2017 (750ml)

Wine Composition

100% Chardonnay

Winemakers Comments

Citrus with lanolin, hay and tropical fruits on the bouquet. Also very subtle  toasty, brioche notes. The palate is plush on entry, rich and melded yet shows a fine acidity that provides a perfect balance to the wine. A restrained elegance and lingering aftertaste  completes the wine.

Awards

Tim Atkin | 95 points

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage

13.67%

TA

7.2 g/l

pH

3.17 g/l

RS

2.6 g/l

Cellar Techniques

13 months 228L French oak barriques, 25% new,50% 2nd fill, 25% third fill

Winemaker

Name: Patrick Ngamane

Winery

On the slopes of Bottelary Hills bordering Stellenbosch, is a family estate where nature provides the perfect backdrop to grow, produce and share award-winning wines. Summer at Hartenberg brings picnics on the lawns followed by buoyant games of boule. Winter invites you to intimate fireside lunches and sumptuous reds, smoky charcuterie and olives, and sensorial cellar tours. The Wetland Conservation Area, alongside the vineyards, makes for a beautiful setting for walks and shared family fun. The estate is home to plentiful wildlife and over 120 species of birds.

Carl Schultz, the cellarmaster, graduated as Dux student in 1988 from Elsenburg. He joined Hartenberg Estate as Winemaker in 1994. The Estate first came to prominence in the late 1970s under the "Montagne" label, producing top-end Shiraz. Today the property produces three highly regarded examples of this grape.