Paul Clüver Wines Wagon Trail Chardonnay Goes Under The Hammer
Next month sees the count-down to this year’s Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction, which will be held on 4 and 5 October. This is the 40th time the auction is taking place, with its members representing the best of the Cape’s winemakers having made wines especially for the event. From the beginning of September these wines will be introduced throughout the country in preparation for the auction itself.
Andries Burger, Paul Clüver Family Wines winemaker, has been a member of the CWG since 2010 and has once again made the famous Paul Clüver Wines Wagon Trail Chardonnay for the auction, this wine being from the 2023 vintage.
This Chardonnay has been a regular feature at the CWG auction for some years now and it has built-up a loyal and keen following of wine-lovers who follow the auction in South Africa as well as from other areas of the world. The Wagon Trail is a very distinctive Chardonnay, made from vineyards planted in 1987, marking the first commercial Chardonnay planting in the Elgin region. It holds the distinction of being the first Elgin vineyard to carry Certified Heritage Status from the Old Vine Project. This wine is exclusively made from whole bunch pressed Chardonnay grapes and undergoes spontaneous fermentation. Andries describes this year’s Wagon Trail Chardonnay as: The nose shows aromas of wildflowers and citrus, while the palate has great structure of balance and poise. This allows for the expression of classic Chardonnay flavours of green almond, citrus and white flowers.
Enough to get lovers of the Wagon Trail reserving their bidding places…
For more information on this year’s CWG Auction, see https://www.capewinemakersguild.com/auction/.