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Paul Cluver Estate Pinot Noir 2016

Paul Cluver Estate Pinot Noir 2016

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Vintage conditions

After a dry winter the summer leading to the 2016 harvest will be remembered as one of the driest in the Western Cape, it was also the earliest harvest experienced at Paul Cluver. Fortunately cool night temperatures in Elgin help the grapes retain freshness. Harvest of Pinot Noir started on 1st February with picking completed on 3rd March.

The wine has a lovely luminosity – the colour is bright crimson. The nose has delicate earthy aromas combined with red and dark berry flavours. On the palate these characteristics follow through combining with interesting savoury notes and just a touch of oak on the finish. 
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About the wine

Producer:

Paul Cluver Wines

Winemaker:

Andries Burger

Grapes:

Pinot Noir

Closure:

Screw Cap

Country:

South Africa

Units:

750ml

Type:

Still red wine

Region:

Elgin, Western Cape

Style:

South African Pinot Noir

Vintage:

2016

Colour:

Crimson red.

Alcohol:

13.5%

Body:

750ml

Oak:

Yes

Blend:

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting Notes:

Light to medium weight on the palate with red and dark berry flavours with a long elegant finish

Bouquet:

Red berries and light oak on the nose.

Maturation:

After fermentation, the wine was transferred to French oak barrels where malolactic fermentation took place. (18% new wood, the rest 2nd, 3rd and 4th fill.) Maturation in oak was for 11 months, on the lees for the full period.

Ageing Potential:

5-8 years.