Black Elephant Vintners MCC Cap Classique Zero Dosage

This MCC was made from Chardonnay grapes from a single vineyard in the cool Elgin Valley. The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning hours and stored overnight in cold storage. The next morning, the grapes were gently pressed whole bunch and the resulting juice was left to rest for two days using traditional Champagne methods until the clear juice could be skimmed from the sediment. The juice was then inoculated with selected Champagne yeasts to maximize freshness and elegance in the base wine. Fermentation continued at a regulated temperature of 15°C for two weeks, after which the wine spent three months on the lees to achieve a beautiful lushness and texture. The wine then underwent bentonite fining and light filtering before bottling and was sealed with a crown cork. There the wine spent 100 months on the lees before the lees were removed and the Cap Classique was closed with a classic champagne cork.