Pinot Noir 2022

HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS

Pinot Noir
2022

$65.00

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
11155737
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$56.55
Country
South Africa
Regulated designation
Wine of origin (WO)
Region
Western Cape
Subregion
Cape South Coast
Appellation
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir 100 %
Alcohol percentage
13.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
3,4 g/l
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

Hamilton Russell Vineyards – one of the most southerly wine Estates in Africa and one of the closest to the sea – pioneered viticulture and winemaking in the beautiful, cool, maritime Hemel-en-Aarde Valley appellation, just behind the old fishing village of Hermanus. The Estate specialises in producing highly individual, terroir driven Pinot noir and Chardonnay, which are widely regarded as the best in South Africa and among the finest in the New World. Owner, Anthony Hamilton Russell took...

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Product notes

Our low-vigour, stony, clay-rich soil, cool maritime mesoclimate, naturally tiny yields of well under 35 hl/ha and our philosophy of expressing our terroir in our wines – give rise to a certain tightness, tannin line and elevated length to balance the richness and generosity of our Pinot noir. The wine went through 100% malolactic fermentation. Barrel aged for 10 months with 100% barrel maturation in French Oak barrels.

Tasting notes

Hamilton Russell's philosophy of expressing the terroir in their wines gives rise to a certain tightness, tannin line and elevated length to balance the richness and generosity of this Pinot noir. It is not overtly fruity, soft and “sweet” and it generally shows hints of that alluring savoury “primal” character along with a dark, spicy, complex primary fruit perfume.