Tasting Notes: This 100% Pinot Noir bursts with violets, black cherry and star anise. Succulent on the palate, there is a core of fruit underpinned by lively acidity wrapped in flavours of black plum, raspberry and some savoury elements with soothing tannins. Would pair well with gammon, country paté or a porcini on ciabatta.

Viniculture: Pinot Noir comes from a 3.25ha vineyard planted to two different clones. Hand harvested, destemmed, fermented in open fermenters for a period of ten days, utilising ambient yeasts and delestage to coax both flavour and colour from the fruit. The must was lightly pressed, racked off into French oak barrique (20% new) and malo-lactic fermentation occurs in barrique. The wine was barrel matured for a period of eleven months and lightly filtered prior to bottling to maintain the wines integrity and deliicate Pinot flavour spectrum.

Winemaker: Richard Kershaw MW, Dudley Wilson

Vine clones: 115 and 777 on R110 rootstock

Block: Grapes are hand harvested from 4 selected East and North facing blocks

Soil: Table Mountain Sandstone with 10% Clay.

Balling at Harvest: 23.5

Coopers: Tonnellerie Berger, Bordelaise, & Vicard; Tight grain with medium toast 228L barrels.

Maturation: 11 months in 20% new wood

Packaging: Individual bottles

Awards: Golds – Decanter | 96 Points, Gilbert & Gaillard, Mundus Vini SA Sommelier Selection