Whalehaven

Earthscape Reserve Pinot Noir

Name: Earthscape Reserve Pinot Noir
Brand: Whalehaven
Price: 405 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 90 (1 reviews)

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Pinot Noir•Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley • South Africa

1 bottle750 ml•R99 delivery

R405

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R2,430

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Taste profile

Type

Red Wine

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On the palate

An exceptional, limited production Pinot Noir that whispers to connoisseurs and collectors to explore its complex perfumed character. Haunting floral notes of peonies, cherry blossom and sweet violets that are followed by waves of bold fruit flavours of cherry and raspberry. This wine is a ballerina that with each swirl unveils a pirouette of complex floral notes, wild mushrooms and cherry. Every sip is a wonder.

Cherry

Raspberry

Mushroom

Floral

Cultivar

Pinot Noir

Region

Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley

Appellation

Upper Hemel-En Aarde

Alcohol

14.3%

Cellaring Potential

3 to 7 years

Residual Sugar

1.1 g/L

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Whalehaven Wines is the third oldest wine producer in the Hemel-en-Aarde region and is one of the first stops for exceptional Merlot. The wines are hand-crafted to celebrate each harvest and to reflect the particular nuances of each varietal. Over time, Whalehaven has gained a strong reputation for its French-styled Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, creating wines which evoke the elegance and reserve of fine French Burgundies here in South Africa. These classic Burgundian varietals are icons of the Hermanus region and a long-standing tradition within the Whalehaven winery portfolio.

The grapes come from PN115 and PN113 clone vines on north facing slopes. The vines experience, on average, 750mm of rain each year with south-easterly winds in the spring and summer and northwesterly winds in the autumn and winter. The soil is composed of a coarse gravel loam of decomposed granite and sedimentary gravel mix which overlays a saprophytic clay of weathered granite, whilst the top soil is a coarse loam with a medium gravel. Along with natural rainfall, the vines are supplemented with under vine micro jet irrigation every second row.

The grapes were handpicked in the early morning on 4th February 2020 into 18kg lug boxes at a Balling of 23°. Once picked the grapes were placed in cold storage for overnight cooling at a temperature of 8°C. The following day the grape bunches were hand sorted before being de-stemmed and then placed on a vibrating sorting table for berry sorting to ensure only the highest quality. Thereafter the tank’s cooling system is switched off, allowing for the grapes to warm up naturally before being inoculated with Rubino Extra yeast at 30g/hl. Once begun, fermentation took 11 days to complete before the wine was pressed and left to settle for two days. Thereafter the wine was inoculated with MLF bacteria and moved to barrel for Malo-Lactic fermentation.

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