{"product_id":"vinography-tr3s-chardonnay","title":"Vinography TR3S Chardonnay","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"\u003eWhat three vintages do to a Chardonnay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559738\":200,\"335559739\":100}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eA single harvest gives you one version of a year. Three give you a conversation between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eThe 2025 forms half the blend and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003ecarries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e the fruit. The 2024 adds 35% and holds the shape. The 2023 makes up the final 15% — the smallest share, and the one you notice, because three years in barrel have turned it savoury and slow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eJohann Fourie took the idea from outside still wine altogether. Champagne houses keep reserve wines back to build depth. Tawny port blends across decades. A solera layers young wine into old, year after year, until every bottle carries a trace of all of them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eTR3S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e applies that patience to Chardonnay, and it only works because Benguela Cove Chardonnay ages — the 2023 still had something left to give.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eAs far as we know, no\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e other South African estate has bottled a still Chardonnay this way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"\u003eIn the glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559738\":200,\"335559739\":100}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eLemon, white peach, grapefruit, melon, nectarine. Then, underneath, roasted hazelnut, brioche, oyster shell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003enougat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e and cashew, with a trace of spice and lanolin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eThe wine spent time in French 300-litre barrels across all three vintages, and the oak has gone entirely — you meet it as texture, not flavour. The palate is concentrated and quiet: fine acidity, a creamy weight, a finish that holds longer than you expect it to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eIt drinks now. It will keep five to eight years, and it will get better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"\u003eWhere it grew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559738\":200,\"335559739\":100}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eWest-facing slopes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003ejust above the Walker Bay coast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e, planted to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eCY277\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eCY96\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e on weathered shale with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003ea very high\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e calcium content. Cool air moves between the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003eKogelberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37126873 BCX0\"\u003e Biosphere and the water, which slows ripening and keeps acid in the fruit. That acidity is why this wine can carry three vintages without any of them tiring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37126873 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67635770228809,"sku":"TR3SMV","price":670.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/6151\/1241\/files\/Vinography_Tr3s_Chardonnay.png?v=1791301723","url":"https:\/\/benguelacove.co.za\/products\/vinography-tr3s-chardonnay","provider":"Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}