Ernest Pinot Noir

Beef, Veal, Game (deer, venison), Poultry

Ancient decomposed granite overlaying a saprolite clay (weathered mother rock) with quartzite inclusions. Northerly slopes at 180m above sea level, along the Onrus river, approximately 5km from the cool South Atlantic Ocean. Guyot pruned on standard VSP trellis at 4000 plants per Ha as well as high density VSP trellis at 8000 plants per hectare. Each vineyard was handpicked individually at optimal ripeness. The first batch was picked 2nd March 2022 and the last batch was picked 10th March 2022.

Kept in 228L French oak barrels for 3 months before racked and returned to same barrels for a further 8 months using 20% new wood.

The chilled grapes were all sorted by hand before destemmed and gravity fed into fermenters. Processed and gravity fed into small open top fermenters to ensure gentle cap submersion during fermentation. 80% of production was fermented with selected yeast strains and the remaining 20% was left to run wild with native yeast strains. Gentle punch downs used when required, softly pressed at 1°B, left to ferment dry in stainless steel tank.

Hasher Family Estate is a family-owned farm in South Africa’s sought after Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Founded by the Herten-Haspeslagh family, the farm represents the coming together of centuries of European farming heritage with a lifelong passion for Africa. Run by a young and passionate team, the farm proudly produces exceptional wines that celebrate the cool maritime climate and unique soil the area has become known for.