- 100% Pinot Noir
- A 3.12HA densely planted vineyard, located on a ridge of ancient clay-rich Bokkeveld shale, made up of 5 blocks
- Dijon clones 667 and 777
- The five blocks were hand harvested in different tranches for optimum ripeness
- All grapes were destemmed and gravity fed to tulip-shaped Italian concrete vessels to ensure whole berry fermentation
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To capture the elegance of the fruit, and avoid excessive extraction, the wine spent just 10 days on skins, with relatively short pump-overs twice per day
- Spontaneous fermentation with minimal extraction
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Malolactic conversion occurred spontaneously in a combination of 2000-litre conical-shaped Austrian oak foudre and 300-litre Burgundian oak barrels, 25% new, with lees contact for eleven months of maturation
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Cape South Coast
Appellation:
Elgin
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ZA-MOY-02-23 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2024-11-25
"A crisp, fresh and pure pinot noir that has cranberry, redcurrant and orange aromas. It's medium-bodied, superclean and bright. Drink now."
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2024-09-19
"The 2023 Pinot Noir Elgin comes from vines on Bokkeveld shale, fermented with whole berries but not whole clusters to avoid pepperiness. It matured in 20% new Burgundian barrels for 11 months. This is perhaps a step up from the 2022 last year. There,s more complexity andÿsous-boisÿcharacteristics on the nose, with vivacious red berry fruit, briar and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid red fruit and good structure. Gently grippy, this might just miss a bit of finesse and persistence, but it has the substance to merit aging in bottle."
Jancis Robinson
Score
17
Date
2023-12-09
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2023-11-06
"This is a tasty pinot showing aromas of mushrooms, cherry stones, strawberries and nutmeg. Medium-bodied, soft and juicy with creamy tannins. Drink now."
2022
Jancis Robinson
Score
17
Date
2024-10-03
2021
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2023-11-06
"A creamy and flavorful pinot noir with aromas of cherries, herbs, mushrooms and chocolate. Medium-bodied with ripe and sleek tannins. Nicely earthy and expressive. Drink now."
2021
Jancis Robinson
Score
17
Date
2023-12-09
"Transparent garnet. Vegy nose but not to excess and really rather appetising sweet, but not superficial, fruit. Then light, dry tannins on the end. Nice! Such good balance I was tempted to swallow this. GV"