Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay (Barrel Fermented) 2024 vs Magpie Estate Rag & Bone Riesling 2024
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £15.99 | £15.99 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Kleine Zalze | Magpie Estate |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Chardonnay | Riesling |
| Region | Stellenbosch | — |
| Country | — | Australia |
| Sweetness | — | Dry |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay (Barrel Fermented) 2024
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay is an elegant, complex barrel-fermented white wine from South Africa's Western Cape, crafted from vineyards in Stellenbosch and Robertson. The Stellenbosch portion provides structure and fruit from decomposed granite soils, while the Robertson portion adds texture and mineral elements from limestone-based soils, creating a wine with delicate oak, crystalline acidity, and a slight pithy finish. Why You'll Love It This is South African Chardonnay with real elegance—complex, beautifully balanced, and expertly crafted with 8 months in French oak. The 2023 vintage was one of the smallest Chardonnay harvests in history, making this wine particularly special. Careful winemaking including extended skin contact, whole bunch pressing for finesse, and barrel fermentation at low temperatures creates exceptional quality. The combination of granite and limestone soils adds layers of complexity, offering outstanding value for a barrel-fermented Chardonnay. Vineyard & Production Sourced from Stellenbosch vineyards planted in decomposed granite soils (providing structure and fruit) and Robertson vineyards on limestone-based soils (providing texture and mineral elements). The 2023 vintage featured a moderate, dry winter and spring with earlier bud-break and flowering. Grapes were harvested and crushed with extended skin contact for at least 12 hours before pressing. Only free-run juice was used, with certain portions whole bunch pressed for elegance. After settling, juice was inoculated with slow-fermenting yeast, racked into barrel, and fermented at low temperature. The wine spent 8 months in a combination of 20% new and 80% second and third fill 400L French oak barrels. Tasting Notes Elegant and complex with upfront aromas of limes and citrus blossoms. Delicate taste of oak on the palate supported by crystalline acid structure and a slight pithy finish. Medium-bodied with excellent balance and refinement. Perfect Pairings A versatile wine
Magpie Estate Rag & Bone Riesling 2024
Magpie Estate Rag and Bone Riesling is a vibrant and characterful white wine from a single vineyard high on the eastern side of Eden Valley in South Australia . Eden Valley is one of Australia's most celebrated regions for Riesling, prized for producing wines of exceptional vibrancy, purity and longevity, and Rag and Bone is a fine example of why. Why You'll Love It The story behind this wine is as characterful as the wine itself. When only half the fruit from this exceptional single vineyard was needed, the rest was nearly discarded. Magpie Estate stepped in, inspired by the idea that one man's trash is another man's treasure. The name came when a rag and bone van pulled up outside during a brainstorm. The result is a wine of real personality and precision, rescued from obscurity and all the better for it. Vineyard and Production Sourced from a single vineyard high up on the eastern side of Eden Valley, where warm days and cool nights allow the grapes to develop ripe, intense fruit flavours while retaining the zing and acidity that defines great Eden Valley Riesling. Grapes are harvested in the cool hours of the morning and delivered immediately to the winery, where they are processed gently through a tank press. The juice is cold settled for three days before being transferred into fermentation tanks, preserving the wine's natural freshness and aromatic purity. Tasting Notes A floral nose of jasmine, lime zest and waxed lemons over crushed marble. The palate is bright, taut and citrusy, with citrus oils adding to the palate weight. Crisp yet with plenty of body, finishing long and nervy with real persistence and drive. Perfect Pairings A natural partner for bold, aromatic dishes. Try it with chilli prawns, green Thai curry, fish or chicken laksa with chilli, coconut, ginger and lime. Also excellent alongside sushi, soft goat's cheese or a light seafood salad. Grape Variety Riesling
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