About this product
South Africa's benchmark Pinot Noir — 40+ years of continuous refinement have produced a wine of genuine Burgundian elegance. Clay-shale soils and the cool Hemel-en-Aarde Valley produce Pinot of dark cherry, dried violet, game, and a distinctive red clay mineral character. Aged 15–18 months in French barriques (35% new). Outstanding from 5 to 15 years.
Pairing intelligence
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The wine's red fruit and game character harmonises with duck confit's richness; the cherry reduction mirrors the wine's dominant fruit note; lentils add earthiness that Pinot loves.
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South African Pinot's cool-climate freshness and savoury mineral depth bridges the salmon's richness and the beetroot's earthy sweetness.
established
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The wine's red clay minerality and red fruit depth complement the aged cheese's nutty complexity; a Burgundian-style cheese combination transposed to the Cape.
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