R475,00
TA – Tim Atkin MW
PG – Platter’s Wine Guide
The nose is intense and brooding, with aromas of black cherries, cola and red liquorice. The dark fruits of the nose follows through with flavours of blueberries, blackberries, and a rich plum compote, with nuances of potting soil and dried leaves lending further complexity to the finely structured palate. The wine is light bodied, elegant and focused, with svelte, fine-grained tannins, and good acidity to balance. Allspice and milk chocolate linger on a pure, smooth, earthy finish, with hints of wild strawberry and herbes de Provence.
The Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is one of the most exciting places to grow Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in South Africa. Cap Maritime sits perched on top of a ridge separating the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde appellation from the Valley. It is here where we endeavour to create wines that capture the essence of their origin, while at the same time representing a style that we aspire to.
The Pinot Noir vineyards are situated in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley appellation and planted on distinctive soils comprising of Table Mountain sandstone and decomposed granite.
Our Pinot Noir was picked and sorted into small lug boxes and transported in refrigerated trucks to our winery in Franschhoek. At the winery, a careful triage (selection process) took place, to ensure that only healthy whole berries were transferred into concrete fermentation tanks. Most of the grapes were destemmed, leaving a whole-cluster component of about 20% with no additions being made. After spontaneous fermentation, we transferred 60% of the juice to Stockinger 2,500L Foudre, and 40% to new French Oak barriques for elevage of up to 14 months, including a prolonged malolactic fermentation under low temperatures.
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T: +27 21 204 5500
M: [email protected]
A: Shop 2 Centre du Village,
Huguenot Rd,
Franschhoek,
7690
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