Babylonstoren 100% Chardonnay is a big wine for special occasions.
Save this vintage in an appropriately large 1.5l Magnum format, packaged in a wooden Babylonstoren box. A classy, sleek structure with subtle citrus fruit softened with textured creaminess makes it ideal for creamy dishes like risotto, rich fish and steak béarnaise.
Time spent in 300 litre French oak barrels adds depth to the wine. This luminous wine is ready to be enjoyed within the year of production, but will mature well for the next four to six years.
Grapes were whole-bunch pressedand inoculated in stainless steel tanks. On the third day after fermentationstarted, the wine was transferred to 300-litre French oak barrels – 35% new and65% second fill. After fermentation, the wine was kept on the primary lees forabout three to four months and was batonnaged every week. It was then racked and returned to the barrels for another six months, totalling 10 months before being bottled.
Supple with fresh acidity and an underlying minerality, which adds focusand length to the finish.
The elegance and substance of the wine willcomplement mushroom risotto, rich fish dishes and also steak béarnaise.