Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Windansea Pinot Noir 2017
100% Pinot Noir
Wine of Origin Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
This is a bare-bones glimpse of Windansea, the power dimension to Pinot Noir on our farm. In the stoniest and most clay-rich of our granite soils, the bunches were selectively picked by the family for this small cuvée. Made without sulphur in the winemaking, allowing diverse micro-organisms from the grape itself to flourish unrestrained in the fermentation, enhancing complexity. 11 months maturation with a further six months élevage in large oak. Unfiltered, it will age over many years in bottle.
Tasting Notes: A lavish vintage, saturated with blackberry, liquorice and rich red currants. Lingering impressions of soft spice and freshly turned earth. Bountiful and seamless tannin texture in to a chalky finish.
40 cases of this wine were previously sold on the 2018 CWG Auction.
Drink in 2020 and for the next 12 years.
Winemaker: Gordon Newton Johnson
Price raised per case
- 6 x 750ml or equivalent
- Highest: R 8 000.00
- Lowest: R 7 500.00
- Average: R 7 905.00
Packaging
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Case Size: 6 x 750ml
- Cases Produced: 100
- Cases Auctioned 21
Analysis
- Alc: 13.50 vol%
- RS: 2.00 g/l
- TA: 5.60 g/l
- pH: 3.57
