Neil Ellis Chardonnay 'Whitehall,' Elgin 2020

Neil Ellis Wines

Fermentation

Whole-cluster press; 100% barrel fermented (30% new); partial malolactic (30%)

Variety

Chardonnay

Farming

Sustainable

Aging

9 months in 228L French oak

Soil

White sandstone & quartz over clay subsoils

Age of Vines

Location

Whitehall farm area, Elgin

Region

Elgin

Subregion/City

Whitehall farm area, Elgin

Appellation

Elgin

Producer

Neil Ellis Wines

Producer's Website

Country

South Africa

Cool-climate Chardonnay with lime, nectarine, hazelnut and a flinty, mineral edge.