False Bay - Crystalline Chardonnay - 2020 - Le Baroudeur du Vin

Crystalline Chardonnay 2022

Name: False Bay - Crystalline Chardonnay - 2022
Brand: Valade & Transandine
Price: 10.9 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

FALSE BAY VINEYARDS

65,40 €

A vintage full of life made Biodynamically!

South Africa

Vin White

14%

Viticulture

1-5 years

100% Chardonnay

750ml
Box of 6 bottles (75cl)

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A fresh, lively, and lemony Chardonnay with a beautiful typicity of Chardonnay: delicate aromas of butter, yellow fruits and pear for roundness and a lemony finish for balance and freshness. This wine offers a beautiful final persistence. It is a wine that is made with respect for nature and biodynamics.

Where are we traveling?

Western Cape It is by far the best known and most emblematic geographical area of South Africa. It is home to the prestigious Stellenbosch, Paarl and Cape Town regions and can be considered the epicenter of the wine region. The climate is essentially Mediterranean. The Western Cape region is crossed by spectacular mountain ranges which are particularly important for viticulture because they form particularly interesting microclimates for varietal diversity. The sub-region: Coastal Region The Coastal Region is the largest wine growing region in the Western Cape and the epicenter of the South African wine industry. This region extends 105 kilometers from north to south and 50 kilometers from east to west. The Atlantic Ocean forms its western border and the Boland massifs to the east. The mountains of Hottentot Holland to the south protect it from the influence of the ocean and it is also crossed by small mountainous “islets” (Paarl Rock, Paardeberg and Simonsberg). This region is influenced by both the oceans and the mountains from which many microclimates result. The climate is Mediterranean and the influence of the oceans is felt more markedly near the coasts but the interior of the region is much warmer.

The little history of the country

South Africa

The first vines were planted in South Africa by Dutch settlers in the 1650s, although wine production did not really begin to take off until the arrival of French Protestants, in the 1680s, with their skills and their knowledge of viticulture. Stellenbosch is also a historic wine region, with the first vineyards being planted there in the 1690s. Today South Africa is one of the most important wine producing countries in the southern hemisphere. With over 300 years of winemaking history, it is often described as a bridge between the Old and New Worlds. The majority of wines are produced using New World winemaking techniques, but they often have more in common stylistically with their Old World counterparts. Since the end of apartheid, South African wine has received international attention and acclaim for its wide variety of styles. South Africa's wine industry is spread across the lush and rugged landscape of the Western Cape. Here, the abundance of mountains, valleys and plateaus allows winemakers to produce a wide variety of styles. Vineyards can also be found in the Orange River region of the Northern Cape, where the flat, arid landscape is dominated by the Kalahari Desert. Most of South Africa's wine regions have a Mediterranean climate, strongly influenced by the meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The country's signature grape variety is Pinotage, an indigenous cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut that is rarely found in quantity in other wine-producing countries. Shiraz (Syrah) is also widely planted, as are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (often combined in a Bordeaux blend). South African Chardonnay, Chenin and Sauvignon Blanc have become popular internationally in recent years.