The 2023 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
Live Virtual Auction, 6 - 7 October 2023
Cape Winemakers Guild Friday, 6 October
About this Item
“My philosophy is not so much a rubric. It’s more that I try to make wines that reflect the sense of place, making them in a way that is non-interventionist; it’s to try and reflect those qualities in the glass.” - Richard Kershaw
100% Chardonnay
• The grapes are sourced from a block in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. This is the first wine to be bottled under the Kershaw label as such.
• Made only from clone CY548 which typically gives stony, meaty and robust flavours.
• Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed, the wine undergoes a wild ferment, 12 months in Burgundy-coopered barrels and is assessed every eight weeks.
Tasting Notes: Elevated aromas of apple, mineral, citrus and oat bran. Tightly wound, precise, linear, gently massaged with light oak spices. Mouth cleansing acidity with a crème fraiche and oatmeal texture.
Ready for drinking from 2025 until 2030.
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750 ml
Total Cases Produced: 56
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 40
Alc: 13.44 vol%
RS: 1.9 g/l
TA: 6.4 g/l
pH: 3.28
Notes
Friday, 06 October Session
Lot 117: 12 bottles
Lot 118: 12 bottles
Lot 119: 12 bottles
Lot 120: 24 bottles
Saturday, 07 October Session
Lot 400: 12 bottles
Lot 401: 12 bottles
Lot 402: 24 bottles
Lot 403: 24 bottles
Lot 404: 36 bottles
Lot 405: 36 bottles
Lot 406: 36 bottles
Provenance
Wine of Origin: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
Winemaker: Richard Kershaw
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