Storm Wines - Ridge - Chardonnay 2022
Storm Wines is located in the Hemel-en-Aarde region of 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 small plots 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 with Pinot Black. Hemel-en-Aarde benefits from a maritime climate , influenced by the coolness of the Atlantic Ocean, it is considered an exceptional wine region with a cool climate. Small production, careful viticulture, minimal intervention in cellar and a constant nod to the Old World present wines with a distinctive personality and character.
Ridge Chardonnay comes from a cool eastern slope on the Hemel-en-Aarde ridge with a weak, stony, clay-rich Bokkeveld shale soil.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay