Pinot Noir Reserve

Succulent slow roasted pork belly or braised game bird.

Grapes come from four parcels totalling six hectares grown at altitudes ranging from 450 to 600 metres on south south-west facing slopes. The vines of an average age of 19 years are planted on medium packed calcareous clay soils. Planted in a density of 4800 vines per hectare and trained in the traditional Cordon system.

Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally and the wine is matured for 16 months in 228l French and 225l barriques, with approximately 60% new oak.

Grapes are destemmed but not crushed and the must fermented in wooden and concrete vats with spontaneous yeast at a maximum temperature of 30° C for no more than 16 days on the skins, with frequent punchdowns of the cap.

Chamonix is a Franschhoek wine estate set against the Mont Rochelle mountain, with vineyards planted to classic French varieties and shaped by cool breezes and stony clay-rich soils. Known for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, the estate produces mountain-influenced wines with freshness, structure and clear Franschhoek character.