Description
The Mira Chardonnay offers a vibrant and zesty profile, showcasing fresh citrus notes that enliven the palate. The fruit flavors are beautifully balanced with a fine, chalky structure, creating a wine that has both elegance and intensity.
With terrific length and poise, it leaves a lasting impression of lingering fruit and floral perfume, finishing with an exquisite hint of naartjie that adds a refreshing tang to the dry, clean finish. Perfect for those who appreciate a refined, fruit-forward Chardonnay with complexity.
Ratings/Accolades:
(2017) Decanter World Wine Awards: 95 Points
(2018) The Drinks Business Global Chardonnay Masters: Gold Medal
With terrific length and poise, it leaves a lasting impression of lingering fruit and floral perfume, finishing with an exquisite hint of naartjie that adds a refreshing tang to the dry, clean finish. Perfect for those who appreciate a refined, fruit-forward Chardonnay with complexity.
Ratings/Accolades:
(2017) Decanter World Wine Awards: 95 Points
(2018) The Drinks Business Global Chardonnay Masters: Gold Medal
A delayed, but good, winter rainfall allowed for adequate replenishing of reserves. A cool and wet spring allowed soil profiles to become well saturated. Winter was not as cold as the previous year but there was sufficient building up of reserves.
A cool budding period was experienced with delayed bud break. Veraison occurred later and ripening was prolonged due to low day temperatures which allowed for exceptional color and flavor in the berries. A vintage showing high quality wines with good ageing potential. The wine spent 9 Months in French oak barrels, 30% new.
Winemaker: Christiaan Coetzee
A cool budding period was experienced with delayed bud break. Veraison occurred later and ripening was prolonged due to low day temperatures which allowed for exceptional color and flavor in the berries. A vintage showing high quality wines with good ageing potential. The wine spent 9 Months in French oak barrels, 30% new.
Winemaker: Christiaan Coetzee
Uva Mira translates as "The Wonderful Grape". Uva is the Latin word for grape, Mira means wonderful, miraculous and full of charm. Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards is located within the area widely recognised as the “Golden Triangle,” renowned for its noble grape varieties and production of wines of outstanding quality.
Our Estate is 127 hectares in size - 33 hectares of which are under vine. Six varietals are grown, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Our vineyards are positioned between 260 and 620 metres above sea level and only nine kilometres from False Bay. This creates the climate for wines that are by definition elegant in style.
Our fine wines are handcrafted using only grapes from the vineyard sites on our property, to truly express the unique traits of our remarkable site. Wines of elegance, minerality and longevity.
Our Estate is 127 hectares in size - 33 hectares of which are under vine. Six varietals are grown, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Our vineyards are positioned between 260 and 620 metres above sea level and only nine kilometres from False Bay. This creates the climate for wines that are by definition elegant in style.
Our fine wines are handcrafted using only grapes from the vineyard sites on our property, to truly express the unique traits of our remarkable site. Wines of elegance, minerality and longevity.
* Prior vintage described.
