2019 Botanica Pinot Noir
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Fruit from three vineyards in Stellenbosch, Hemel-en-Aarde and Overberg. There is something wonderfully wild about this Pinot. Like standing at the shore of a lake in deep winter listening to Celtic singers call to the waters. It's sharp and sweet and spine-tingling. It floats and cuts. Hawthorn and wild cherry, jasmine and violets, tomato vine. The tannins branch silently through the wine like the membrane of a leaf. Like veins, coursing with sap. It's bright cherries of summer, mushrooms of autumn, senescence of winter. Vivid. Brimming with readiness. (TC)
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Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2019 The Mary Delaney Collection Pinot Noir presents light red fruit flavors with delicate floral undertones and a subtle dustiness. With 13% alcohol, this wine offers a succulent palate, a balanced structure and a medium body. It should drink well for the next few years.
Grapes from Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, Overberg and Stellenbosch. Succulent red-berry fruit with a playful brightness and silk-scarf tannins. A peppery-mushroom undertow. So fresh. Dancing. (TC)