Single Vineyard · Pinot Noir
Vintage 2022 · Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
One hectare facing south-east into the wind. 1,340 bottles.
R850 per 750 ml bottle
Join the allocation listDark cherry and pomegranate over wet slate, then dried rose and a savoury, almost saline edge. The tannins feel like fine gravel. It is closed now and will stay that way into 2027; after that it has a decade in it.
At the tableVenison loin; mushroom risotto; patience.
Die Kloof, the ravine. One hectare at 380 metres on the steepest slope on the farm, facing south-east into the prevailing wind. Planted in 2009 to clones 777 and 115.
A cool, late spring and a dry, windy summer. Yields fell by a quarter: small berries, thick skins, very little juice. Picked on 17 February 2022, between 06:40 and 10:15.
40% whole bunch, wild fermented in open concrete. Sixteen months in 228 litre French oak, 30% new. Not fined, not filtered.
Allocation
Die Kloof is released once a year, in March, to the allocation list in the order people joined it. There is no charge to join, and no obligation to buy when your offer arrives.
