Tasting Notes
An attractive, bright ruby colour, this Hoopenburg Pinot Noir has a forthcoming fruity nose and palate, full of strawberry and raspberry flavours, balanced by a firm acidity and gentle wooding. An elegant, drinkable, medium-bodied wine, which will complement ostrich carpaccio perfectly.
In The Vineyard
10 000 Pinot Noir bush vines were planted in 1994. The vineyard is not generally irrigated, but one additional irrigation was done to alleviate stress in the vines during the dry, hot summer of 2000. The low yield of the bush vines and the cooling winds in the afternoons create ideal conditions for making high quality wines.