Benguela Cove Pinot Noir

R295.00

This wine is a true impression of a vintage, packed with layers of fruit and intricate flavour nuances that makes you want to go back for more. The wine keeps you on the edge of your seat and surprises with a medley of aromas that includes plum, mulberry, violet and chocolate with a cool and earthy edge of fennel and dried origanum. Fruit is balanced with an umami character that makes this wine bold in flavour but with the finesse that Pinot Noir are known for Turkish delight and baking spice suit the soft, creamy tannin and lean acidity with whiffs of violet that announce its cool climate home. 

Cellaring potential: Five years from vintage.

Description

WINE OF ORIGIN: WALKER BAY

Winemaker’s Notes:

Walker Bay is synonymous with outstanding Pinot Noir. Nudged by the Bot River lagoon with vistas of the Atlantic Ocean, the vineyards enjoy cool daytime temperatures that drop even more at night. A beneficial diurnal range aids in even ripening and complexity, ushering the development of delicate fruit notes, fine tannin structure and a bright acidity. Maritime winds encourage healthy vines that need minimal intervention.

Grapes were handpicked at optimal potential, followed by bunch and berry sorting. A four-day cold soak encouraged maximum fruit and colour extraction. The 10% whole bunches with the balance being whole berries was inoculated, followed by gentle punch downs twice a day. After alcoholic fermentation, it was pressed, settled and transferred to barrel for malolactic fermentation where it was kept until prior to bottling. Maturation: 10 months; 35% new French oak barrels

 

 

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