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RB Foundation Stone<br> Chardonnay <br>2025

RB Foundation Stone
Chardonnay
2025

R1,140.00

R190.00 per bottle
W.O. Franschhoek

19 in stock

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Aromas of ripe stone fruit, citrus peel and smoky flintiness. Rich and full on the pallet with good wood integration, yet still elegant.

Additional information

Weight 1.25 kg
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 26 cm
Brand

Rickety Bridge Wines, White Wine

Harvest Information

The 2023 winter leading into the 2024 vintage brought cool, wet conditions, supporting deep soil saturation and strong dormancy. A warm, dry, and often windy summer followed, with irrigation proving essential through January to maintain canopy health. While yields were lower across both regions, the grapes showed excellent concentration, balance and freshness.

Winemaking

This Chardonnay is crafted from vineyards in Franschhoek and Elgin — two cool-climate regions offering distinct advantages. Elgin’s elevated sites and maritime influence lend natural acidity and precision, while Franschhoek’s valley-floor vineyards add weight and ripe stone fruit complexity. The combination of diurnal temperature swings and attentive canopy management resulted in grapes with excellent phenolic ripeness and balanced acidity.

Winemaker's Note

Sourced from premium vineyards in Franschhoek and Elgin, half of the fruit was destemmed and crushed, while the remaining portion was whole-bunch pressed. The juice was settled before fermentation began in stainless steel tanks, continuing until 18° Balling, after which it was transferred to Austrian oak foudres (Stockingers) and 500L French oak barrels. Both fermentation and maturation took place in these vessels, developing layered complexity, refined texture and a harmonious integration of fruit and oak.

Cellaring

Ready for your enjoyment, the wine has great ageing potential for up to at least 2027.

Packaging

Case Barcode Bottle Barcode Pack Type
26007738000478 6007738000474 6x750ml

Food Suggestions

Chicken dishes, prawn pasta and seared salmon

Serving Temperature

8 – 12°C

Technical Analysis

alc rs pH ta
12.5% 1,85 g/L 3.23 g/L 5,7

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