Waterford Estate Chardonnay is a bright olive-green colour, which has become a notable characteristic of this single vineyard Chardonnay. The 2018 vintage shows slightly richer and a fuller complexity on the palate compared to the 2017 vintage. The aromatics of this wine are driven by fresh peach pip, lime and a light touch of oak from ageing in barrels. Made from some of the oldest Chardonnay plantings in South Africa, planted in 1988, the age of these vines still prove to produce lovely restraint, tightly structured wines which are rather perfumed when young, but develop beautifully from time spent in bottle, between 2 to 5 years from release.
Food pairing: Pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna, etc.), vegetarian, poultry, cheese and savoury pastries.
Alcohol: 12% ABV
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