Crystalline Chardonnay
A crisp, clean, and light white wine from the Western Cape (South Africa) with a flinty and mineral purity along with citrus, green apple, pear, and delicate tropical nuances. Extended aging lees create nutty and toasty notes with a delicate long finish. Crystalline Chardonnay form False Bay Vineyards is refreshing to drink on its own or with light appetizers.
Grape Variety / Blend: chardonnay
Winery / Estate: False Bay Vineyards
A crisp, clean and light white wine from Western Cape (South Africa)with green apple flavors. Refreshing to drink on its own or with light appetizers.
| Product-Type: | Wine |
| Type: | white |
| Price Point: | 751 to 1,000 |
| Style: | Crisp & Refreshing |
| Vintage: | 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Blend/Grape Variety: | chardonnay |
| Volume: | 750 ml |
| Alcohol: | 13.00% |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Region: | Western Cape |
| Estate: | False Bay Vineyards |
| Appellation: | Coastal Region |
| Fermentation: | Natural |
| Wine-Making Process: | Sustainable |
| FOOD PAIRING: FISH: | Seared |
| FOOD PAIRING: CHEESES: | Soft Creamy Cheeses (Cow, Sheep, Goat) |
Winery
Named after South Africa’s most iconic bay, which frames much of the country’s premium winelands, False Bay Vineyards was borne out of a desire to make ‘real’ wine affordable.
Back in 1994, long before founding Waterkloof – his biodynamic vineyard overlooking False Bay- Paul Boutinot came to the Western Cape to seek out and rescue grapes from old, balanced and under-appreciated vineyards. These treasures were otherwise destined to be lost in the large co-operative blends that were dominating South Africa’s wine industry back then.
Unusually for that time, Paul transformed those Cape gems into wines with a minimum of intervention: Wild yeast ferments, no acid additions…you know the drill. A familiar story to many ‘real wine’ lovers now, but back then he was swimming against the tide. Even today, making wine this way at the price-level is almost unheard of.
Today the ingredients remain the same for Waterkloof’s Cellar Master Nadia Barnard: Fantastic coastal fruit, old vines and wild yeast abound, with additions avoided.