Storm Wines - Vrede - Chardonnay 2019
Storm Wines is located in the Hemel-en-Aarde area, in South Africa. After 12 vintages in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley ("Heaven-and-Earth" in Afrikaans) working intimately with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Hannes Storm discovered two tiny parcels of land with particularly exceptional terroirs. The two vineyards, one in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and the other in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, were planted in 2008 to Pinot Noir. The Hemel-en-Aarde has a maritime climate, influenced by the cool Atlantic Ocean, it is considered an exceptional cool-climate winegrowing region. Small production, careful viticulture, minimal intervention in the cellar and a constant nod to the Old World present the wines with distinctive personality and character.
Vrede Chardonnay hails from a northeast-facing slope in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley with low-vigour, stony, clay-rich Bokkeveld shale soil. The wine shows crisp fruit, good length and minerality. Only 75 cases were produced.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay