Wine Composition
100% Chardonnay
Winemakers Comments
This wine has a lemony green. A bright, lively nose with mineral overtones giving way to stone fruit, light roasted almonds and a waft of lemon meringue. Eleven months lees contact adds a refined creaminess and complexity, presenting an appealing full mouth and length. Elegant flavors of citrus and white blossom, knit with a minerality, some salinity and complex acidity to provide a long, smooth finish.
Awards
John Platter | 92 points (2018)
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.4%
TA
5.2 g/l
pH
3.66
RS
1.7 g/l
Vinification
Hole bunch pressing juice was allowed to rest to clarify before filling 225 litre French oak barrels (30% new barrels, 50% 2nd fill and the balance 3rd fill for fermentation). This Chardonnay was 100% barrel fermented, using natural yeast with extended lees contact and daily batonnage. As a result, the wine delivers a naturally fresh, creamy and crisp palate. Around 30% of this wine underwent malolactic fermentation.
Winemaker
Name - Thierry Haberer
Winery
Named after owners Gerard Holden and Migo Mans, this Franschhoek property was originally developed into a wine farm in 1999. Located in the top, southern-most corner of the Franschhoek Valley, in the embrace of its spectacular mountains, the 22 hectares Holden Manz Wine Estate is situated between the Franschhoek River and Stony Brook at 300 meters above sea level. Today it is a lifestyle destination, boasting five-star guest house and spa, restaurant, picnics by the Franschhoek river, with an art collection housed in the town.
An exclusive grower of red grapes, the Estate only cultivates its top 16 hectares under vineyards, notably Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Merlot resulting in the production of ultra-premium wines made for the discerning wine connoisseur.
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