La Vierge Wines

The Affair Pinot Noir

Name: The Affair Pinot Noir
Brand: La Vierge Wines
Price: 190 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 91 (1 reviews)

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Pinot Noir•Hemel en Aarde Ridge • South Africa

1 bottle750 ml•R99 delivery

R190

Case of 6750 ml each•R99 delivery

R1,140

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Taste profile

Type

Red Wine

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On the palate

This is a refined style of Pinot noir, showcasing all of the allure and subtle nuances that gives this grape such a mystical following. It is a wine of grace and feminine character, soft and floral on the nose with red cherry and underlying spice. It has a hint of forest floor that reminds of its Burgundian heritage. The palate is both silky and textured, displaying a lovely roundness as well as soft, integrated tannins and length.

Floral

Spice

Earthiness

Red Cherry

Cultivar

Pinot Noir

Region

Hemel en Aarde Ridge

Appellation

Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

Alcohol

13.53%

Cellaring Potential

Up to 5 years

Residual Sugar

1.48 g/L

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The heart of our conviction is simple yet deliberate. Trust the Site. 20 years ago, Peter Clarke founded the farm up in the cool heights of the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Here, in a natural and beautiful ampitheatre, he chose the purity of planting dryland vineyards on virgin soils. Each block is exposed to unique aspects of soil and climate, rewarding us with layered and complex fruit that provides the foundation for our wines that are unveiled in our cellar to reveal their full expression of terroir and vintage.

The Pinot Noir planted on our farm in the new ward of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, 10km in proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The climate being “temperate” in style, where the southerly maritime winds blow through the appellations during the summer. These winds in turn bring regular sea mists and overcast conditions to the areas and with it more even temperatures. The average temperature is 19° C and rainfall, approximately, 750mm per year.

Grapes from seven different vineyards were harvested by hand in the cool early morning temperatures and kept overnight in cold storage. After overnight cold storage they were sorted, destemmed into red ferment tanks. 20% of the fruit was eft as whole bunch.. Cold maceration occurred for an average of 3 days after which the cooling was turned off and the juice was allowed to ferment spontaneously. The wine was then fermented under controlled temperatures until dry.

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