Wine Composition
100% Chardonnay
Winemakers Comments
Ripe stone fruits of golden peaches and apricots intermingled with lemon zest and minerality on the nose. The palate displays structured acidity, notes of apples and prominent lemon and lime with hints of walnut. A long and lingering finish.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 94 points
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
12.5%
TA
6.8 g/l
pH
3.32 g/l
RS
1.7 g/l
Vinification
Barrel ageing is12 months in 228L French oak barriques, 30% new, 40% second fill, balance on third fill Maturation Up to 15 years from vintage, provided well cellaring
Winemaker
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.