Plaisir Wine Estate
Plaisir de Merle Chardonnay

color: white
charakter: dry 
volume: 0.75 liters 
variety: Chardonnay
winery: Plaisir Wine Estate
vintage: 2022
region: Paarl, South Africa
Alcohol: 13.5% vol. 
drink temperatur: 10°C 
Description: 
The grapes were harvested by hand and divided  into four different parts and each crushed, clarified and fermented separately in 300- litre French oak barrels. A combination of first-fill (40%), second-fill (30%) and third & fourth fill (30%) barrels were used and the wine remained on the lees for 11  months. The barrels were rolled or stirred regularly to suspend the lees in order to  gain complexity, better integrated oak flavours and to add to the mouth-feel of the  wine. Partial malolactic fermentation contributed to the wine’s complexity, softened  the acidity and contributed to the sweet, rich and full finish 

The Plaisir Wine Estate Chardonnay has notes of ripe gooseberries, fresh spice with hints of oak and lemon curd. Light to medium bodied, packed with tropical fruit and spirts of floral sensations.