Great Heart Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2020

Wine awards:

John Platter: 4.5 stars / 90 points
Tim Atkin 2021: 92 points
Robert Parker: 90 points

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Nuances of Granny Smith apple, candied lemon peel and brioche blend with wonderful minerality

€34.95 *

Content: 0,75 Liter (€46.60 * / 1 Liter)

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The Great Heart Stellenbosch Chardonnay presents a delicate stony color in the glass and... more

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The Great Heart Stellenbosch Chardonnay presents a delicate stony color in the glass and exudes a fragrant bouquet of white fynbos flowers and melba toast. On the palate, this highly endowed drop makes its debut with a gorgeous minerality reminiscent of wet stone and indulges with a racy acidity and seductive nuances of fresh Granny Smith apple and candied lemon peel. An immensely complex and finessed wine with a broad mid palate, marked by delicious brioche notes that finish on a lingering and freshly mineral finish.

Great Heart is Mullineux's employee development project.

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Treatment in the cellar

The grapes, still cool, were whole bunch pressed on arrival at the winery and the juice obtained was left to rest overnight. The must was then skimmed and placed in French barriques for spontaneous fermentation (20% new wood). "Spontaneous" in this context means that no commercial yeasts were added to the must. Only the yeast naturally present in the environment and on the fruit started the fermentation process, without the further addition of sulfites or other additives. The fermentation temperature was always kept below 22°C. After completion of the alcoholic as well as malolactic fermentation, the wine spent 10 months on the lees without the addition of sulfites until the barrels were cut and the wine was bottled.

Great Heart Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2020

Vineyard: Great Heart Wines
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Treatment in the cellar: wooden barrel
Style: full bodied
mono varietal: Chardonnay

Taste: dry
Alcohol: 14 %
Acidity: 7.2 g/l
Sugar: 4.7 g/l
Closure: cork

Wine expertise

wine type:	White wine
vintage:	2020
country:	South Africa
region:	Stellenbosch
winemaker:	Andrea Mullineux, Chris Mullineux, Gynore Fredricks
alcohol [Vol%]:	John Platter 4.5 Sterne, Robert Parker 90 Punkte, Tim Atkin 92/100
treatment in the cellar:	wooden barrel
style:	full bodied
character:	dry
grape variety:	Chardonnay
leading grape variety:	Chardonnay
mono varietal / blend:	mono varietal
Alcohol [Vol%]:	14
acid [g/l]:	7.2
pH-value:	3.28
recommended drinking temp. [°C]:	10 - 12
residual sugar [g/l]:	4.7
Packaging:	Bottle
bottle closure:	cork
bottlesize [Liter]:	0,75
Aging potential:	2025
Importer:	Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf
age restrictions:	from 16 years
allergenes:	contains sulfite

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Ein Dankeschön, das von Herzen kommt

Great Heart Wines ist die Vision von Andrea & Chris Mullineux, um einen Weg für Gerechtigkeit und bedeutungsvolle Transformation durch herausragenden Wein und inspirierende Weinberge zu verwirklichen. Sie engagieren sich für nachhaltigen und ethischen Weinbau, um die natürliche Umwelt und das Wohlbefinden ihrer Gemeinschaften zu bewahren. Im Jahr 2020 gegründet, ist Great Heart Wines eine Kellerei, die zu 100 % von den Mitarbeitern der Weingüter Mullineux und Leeu Passant betrieben wird und direkt von den Weinverkäufen profitiert. Die Aktionäre sind in allen Phasen des Weinbaus und der Weinherstellung involviert. Great Heart-Winzer Gynore Hendricks, Absolvent des Cape Winemaker's Guild Protege Program, arbeitet in der Kellerei mit Weinbergen aus Swartland, Stellenbosch und Elgin, was zu Weinen führt, die eine wunderschöne natürliche Intensität, Komplexität und einen echten Terroirausdruck aufweisen.

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