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River Garden Flower Collection Chardonnay 2018

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Lovely dried peach and pineapple flavours with hints of melon and orange blossom on the nose. Vibrant fresh fruit on the pallet that is very well balanced with a creaminess and zesty, crisp finish making it a delicious easy drinking wine.

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Harvest Description

The preceding three years has been the driest in recorded history in the South African Wine producing regions. However, the hot, dry weather kept the vineyards largely disease and pest-free and while December and January were hot – hitting 35°C at times – there were no intense heatwaves. The end of the growing season grew cooler, leading to better colour and flavour in later ripening varieties . We experienced thunder storms during the flowering season in November and a severe thunder and hail storm during harvest in February. Thunder and lightning are full of nitrogen, which get deposited in the vines making them lush and green. That, in turn, helped with the overall state of our vines and ripening in a very difficult and dry season. Due to our unique topography and high rainfall we had enough water for all the normal requirements of our vines during and after harvest. The crop levels were a little bit down, but our overall quality is deemed very high as much of the loss in overall volume was due to smaller berries and bunches which, conversely, should lead to a greater concentration of flavour and colour in the 2018 wines.

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