Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2016

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Maggie Venter
Main Variety - Chardonnay
Alcohol - 13.4 %vol
pH - 3.30
RS - 2.37 g/l
Total Acid - 6.12 g/l
Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

Type - White
Style - Dry
Body - Light
Taste - Fruity


Tasting Notes

White pears and pineapple are the flavours you'll find on this lightly wooded Chardonnay. A clean, complex mouth feel and the aroma of pear on the palate with a well-balanced aftertaste, makes this the perfect wine with food.


Blend Information

100% Chardonnay

Food Suggestions

This  wine makes the perfect companion with a gourmet chicken salad or Indian curry dish.


In The Vineyard

The recent demarcation of the Darling district has led to a focus at Darling Cellars on wines which are terroir and varietal specific. The cool and temperate West Coast climate lends itself to a different micro- and mesoclimate which, along with the different types of soil, lead to unique grapes, which we guide into even more unique wines. Having 99% of all vineyards dry land and almost the same percentage as bush vine, this is as close to what nature intended for grapes to be as one can get.

Darling Cellars Reserve is a wine range of straight varietals where the focus is on fruit driven, varietal true, value for money wines.

Terroir: Deep, decomposed granite soils on the slopes of the Darling Hills, with a cooling effect in the warm afternoons from the Atlantic Ocean in close proximity. Vineyard type: Bush Vine, dry land.


About The Harvest

Yield: 3 ton/ha 
Balling at Harvest: 21° - 22° B


In The Cellar

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 15 days fermentation and further maturation with French oak staves.
Maturation: Kept on light lees for 3 months for fuller mouth feel and complexity.



Other Vintages

Wine Wine Maker Main Variety
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2024 André Scriven, Bertrum Titus Chardonnay
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2023 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Bertrum Titus Chardonnay
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2022 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Reon Richter Chardonnay
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2021 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Reon Richter Chardonnay
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2020 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Reon Richter Chardonnay
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2018 Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Maggie Venter Chardonnay
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2017 Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Maggie Venter Chardonnay
Darling Cellars Reserve Quercus Gold Chardonnay 2016 Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Maggie Venter Chardonnay

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