(2022) From one of the longest-established estates in the Walker Bay area, Pinot Noir with ten months in French oak barrels, 30% of which were new. Fine nose, combining cherry and a wisp of smokiness, a sweet plummy earthiness fills in too. On the palate the fruit is elegant and sweet, carrying the 14% alcohol well, that due to the good level of acidity and brisk tannin structure, and the oak filling in both a smokiness and tree bark sense of earthy dryness. Juicy enough though, and drinks very nicely.
