Hogue Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2019 (750ml) Groenekloof

Hogue Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2019 (750ml) GroenekloofWinemaker Notes Hogue Chardonnay reveals juicy apple and pear on the nose with lemon meringue pie, creamy vanilla oak, and toast. A rich, well balanced palate follows with flavors of fresh apple pie, lemon curd, and cream. Pair this fruit driven, food friendly wine with salmon stuffed crab cakes, grilled lemon chicken, and fettuccini alfredo.

but the point of carbonic maceration is to actually macerate the grapes less than with normal fermentation

been grown locally

medium-length finish with accents of nuts

Drinking Window 2028 - 2050

La Morra (CN)

As a result of this

Best in show International Trophy at Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2014

long-lived

Emphatic bouquet with impressions of pear

The Riesling harvest was a couple of months later

a nose with aromas of pear and apple

These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines