Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 2006

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Winery:

Hamilton Russell Vineyards

Varietal:

Pinot Noir

Region:

South Africa > Overberg

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2014

UPC:

 

User Tags:  fruit, smokey, spicy, color descriptors, distinct, balance, body, ericaceae, vegetables, fungi 

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What to Expect

Pinot Noir: Responsible for some of the greatest wines on earth - the exhausted red wines of France's Burgundy region. Pinot Noir is a notoriously fickle grape that expresses its origins like no other. It's a vine that needs to struggle to produce great wines but when it does the depth of flavors that range from cherry to cola can be explosive and the wines' bright acidity and gentle tannins make them approachable and widely appealing,

Winemakers Notes

Hamilton Russell's low-vigour, stony, clay-rich soil, cool maritime mesoclimate, naturally tiny yields of under 30 hl/ha and their philosophy of expressing their terroir in their wines – give rise to a certain tightness, tannin line and elevated length to balance the richness and generosity of their Pinot noir. This Pinot noir is not overtly fruity, soft and “sweet” and it generally shows hints of that alluring “primal” character along with a dark, spicy, complex primary fruit perfume.

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