My Best Friend Semi Sweet 2018
Zandvliet’s credo has long been “the winelovers’ friend for many years” and this My Best Friend range reflects the pure enjoyment that goes into the making and sharing of a fine wine. Conceptualised and specially blended for those who enjoy juicy, easy-drinking wine at fair value – the My Best Friend range have been designed to be immensely quaffable, for their – and your – everyday drinking pleasure.
Winemaker’s Notes
| Colour | Straw green |
| Nose | Guava, orange zest with some sweet apricot aromas that pleases your nose |
| Palate | These flavours flow through onto a well balanced luscious smooth palate. |
| Ageing potential | Drink now to 2020 |
| Appreciation | Relatively low alcohol. Lovely to quaff. |
| Food pairing | Enjoy with hot soups and bread; chicken curry, pork curry, fish & cheese platters. |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Blend | 100% Chardonnay |
| Origin | Wine of Origin Robertson Zandvliet Estate, established 1867 / 50ha |
| Analysis | Alc / Vol: 12,59% Acidity: 5,8 g/L pH: 3,46 Residual sugar: 22,5 g/L |
| Maturation | All components un-oaked |
| Terroir | Slope: Very gently, southerly Soil: Rocky, chalk-rich Climate: Moderate summer, with low night temperatures, cold winter Wind: Cool south easterly (summer) |
| Yield | 10-12 ton/ha |
| Oenology | Grapes harvested in two batches – first partially fermented, used as sweetener for dry fermented second batch. |
| The Team | Winemaker: Jacques Cilliers (2012) Randall Fortuin Teodore Berens Willem Koopman |
