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The Smuggler's Boot Chardonnay

The Smuggler's Boot Chardonnay

The creaminess and intensity of a Mediterranean Chardonnay
The Smuggler's Boot Chardonnay
75 cl.
2023
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  • We send it to Luxemburg with DPD to your home, or with Mondial Relay at a pickup point.
  • The shipment for 3 bottles is €10.00 with DPD, or €6.95 with Mondial Relay.
  • For orders over €300 you have a 50% discount with DPD or Mondial Relay.
Details
13.50%
Alcohol 13.50%
Western Cape South Coast
Production area Western Cape South Coast
Elgin
Designation of Origin Elgin
Richard Kershaw
Winery Richard Kershaw
Contains sulphites
100% Chardonnay
Varieties 100% Chardonnay
8.0
Service 8.0
75 cl.
Volume 75 cl.

Tasting notes The Smuggler's Boot Chardonnay 2023

White wine Barrel fermented Respectful agriculture.

Style The Smuggler's Boot Chardonnay
Young
Barrel
Light
Body
Less aromatic
Very aromatic
Pairing
Rice dishes, White meats, Vegetables, White fish

About The Smuggler's Boot Chardonnay

The Smuggler’s Boot Chardonnay is a barrel-fermented white wine made by Richard Kershaw in Western Cape South Coast (South Africa) with the Chardonnay variety.

In 1999, Richard Kershaw, currently one of the 10 Masters of Wine producing their own wines, chose to make wines with freshness and length in the Elgin Valley, the coolest area of Western Cape. Among his selection is the Smuggler’s Boot range, which is a tribute to the first South African winemakers who were not allowed to import winemaking materials into the country, and so hid the vine grafts in smuggling boots to get through checks.

The location of The Smuggler’s Boot Chardonnay vines means they benefit from proximity to the sea on one side and protection from the mountains on the other. This is a cool microclimate that slows down the concentration of sugars in the berry. Respectful agriculture is used and the yield is limited to produce high-quality grapes that are harvested manually.

In the winery, The Smuggler’s Boot Chardonnay grapes are pressed whole. Half of the must is placed in French oak barrels, 20% of which are new, and the rest is poured into breathable eggs. Fermentation also takes place in parts. 70% ferments spontaneously with native yeasts and the rest ferments with wild yeast. Finally, the wine ages on lees in barrels for 8 months with periodic stirring. When the wine is ready, it is bottled with a light filtration.

The Smuggler’s Boot Chardonnay is made by Richard Kershaw, one of the professionals of the prestigious English wine and alcohol training institution, WSET (Wine and Spirirts Education Trust). A single-variety white that shows the nobility of the Chardonnay variety in a Mediterranean climate.
2017 The Smuggler’s Boot Chardonnay 2017 is a creamy white wine with aromas of stone fruit, citrus fruit and a touch of vanilla. On the palate it is complex, lively and intense. On the mid-palate it reveals lingering flavours of peach, apple skin and oats.

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€19.30 VAT inc.

  • We send it to Luxemburg with DPD to your home, or with Mondial Relay at a pickup point.
  • The shipment for 3 bottles is €10.00 with DPD, or €6.95 with Mondial Relay.
  • For orders over €300 you have a 50% discount with DPD or Mondial Relay.